China vs Yemen: Democracy

China
0
in 2025
Yemen
0
in 2025
China rank
175th
Yemen rank
175th

Democracy over time

  • China
  • Yemen
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How they compare

China currently reports 0 against 0 in Yemen, a difference of 0.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

China ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0 3 3 Yemen
2000s 0 2.7 2.7 Yemen
2010s 0 0.2 0.2 Yemen
2020s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, China or Yemen?
China, at 0 against 0 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between China and Yemen?
0, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and Yemen rank globally for democracy?
China ranks 175th and Yemen 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).