China vs Somalia: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
China rank
175th
Somalia rank
175th
Democracy over time
- China
- Somalia
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Somalia ahead.
China ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | China |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Somalia?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Somalia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do China and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).