Belarus vs China: Democracy
Belarus
0
in 2018
China
0
in 2018
Belarus rank
147th
China rank
147th
Democracy over time
- Belarus
- China
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1800 it was China ahead.
Belarus ranks 147th and China ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | China |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | China |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belarus or China?
- Belarus, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belarus and China?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and China?
- 208 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Belarus and China rank globally for democracy?
- Belarus ranks 147th and China ranks 147th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).