China vs Madagascar: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
China
0.032
in 2025
Madagascar
0.04
in 2025
China rank
120th
Madagascar rank
118th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.04 against 0.032 in China, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was China ahead.
China ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and Madagascar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1820s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1830s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1840s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1850s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1860s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1870s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1880s | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.008 | China |
| 1890s | 0.013 | 0.003 | 0.01 | China |
| 1900s | 0.0144 | 0 | 0.0144 | China |
| 1910s | 0.0854 | 0 | 0.0854 | China |
| 1920s | 0.1021 | 0 | 0.1021 | China |
| 1930s | 0.1118 | 0 | 0.1118 | China |
| 1940s | 0.1072 | 0.002 | 0.1052 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0048 | 0.005 | 0.0002 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.0052 | 0.005 | 0.0002 | China |
| 1970s | 0.005 | 0.043 | 0.038 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0149 | 0.09 | 0.0751 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0323 | 0.09 | 0.0577 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0301 | 0.1163 | 0.0862 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0202 | 0.0446 | 0.0244 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0287 | 0.04 | 0.0113 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.04 against 0.032 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between China and Madagascar?
- 0.008, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- China ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 118th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.