Belarus vs China: Democracy

Belarus
0
in 2018
China
0
in 2018
Belarus rank
147th
China rank
147th

Democracy over time

  • Belarus
  • China
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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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).