China vs Laos: Democracy
China
0
in 2018
Laos
0
in 2018
China rank
147th
Laos rank
147th
Democracy over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Laos, a difference of 0.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
China ranks 147th and Laos ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Laos?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Laos as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Laos?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 147th and Laos 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).