China vs Saudi Arabia: Democracy
China
0
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2018
China rank
146th
Saudi Arabia rank
146th
Democracy over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1926 it was China ahead.
China ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 167 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1940s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | China |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2018.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 167 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).