Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in China
China: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.287 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.287
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
156th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.566
in 1977
All-time low
0.04
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in China, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in China is 0.287, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in China peaked at 0.566 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1900.
That places China 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.04 | — |
| 1901 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.045 | +12.5% |
| 1906 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.05 | +11.1% |
| 1909 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.051 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 0.126 | +147.1% |
| 1913 | 0.173 | +37.3% |
| 1914 | 0.173 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.175 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.17 | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 0.169 | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.174 | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.178 | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.183 | +2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.189 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 0.193 | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.23 | +19.2% |
| 1930 | 0.233 | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.235 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.231 | -1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.231 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.243 | +5.2% |
| 1938 | 0.239 | -1.6% |
| 1939 | 0.237 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.239 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.238 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.239 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.24 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.301 | +25.4% |
| 1950 | 0.532 | +76.7% |
| 1951 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.534 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.535 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.529 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.518 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.516 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.528 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.54 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.536 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.549 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.548 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.555 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.558 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.566 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.496 | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.438 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.45 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.454 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.455 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.457 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.452 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.453 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.44 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.437 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.441 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.412 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.421 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.422 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.403 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.401 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.399 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.388 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.379 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.376 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.38 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.398 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.382 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.379 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.375 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.376 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.38 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.389 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.381 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.388 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.379 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.353 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.344 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.348 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.361 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.345 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.346 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.33 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.336 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.303 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.302 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.293 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.287 | -2.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.287 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 0.287 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.572, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | +147.1% | 0.051 | 0.126 |
| 1950 | +76.7% | 0.301 | 0.532 |
| 1913 | +37.3% | 0.126 | 0.173 |
| 1949 | +25.4% | 0.24 | 0.301 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0435 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1443 | 0.05 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1838 | 0.169 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.235 | 0.231 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2445 | 0.237 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5294 | 0.516 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.541 | 0.516 | 0.558 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5406 | 0.438 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4479 | 0.437 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4035 | 0.388 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3814 | 0.375 | 0.398 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3593 | 0.344 | 0.388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3085 | 0.287 | 0.336 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in China?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in China was 0.287 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 in 1977.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1900.
- How does China rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- China ranks 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.