China: Liberal democracy index
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| China |
Liberal democracy index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.036 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.051 |
| Min - Max | 0.033 - 0.071 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.036 index points, unchanged from 0.036 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.377 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1960 to 2024 is 0.051 index points. The minimum value, 0.033 index points, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 0.071 index points was recorded in 2002.
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| Recent values | China: Liberal democracy index |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.036 |
| 2023 | 0.036 |
| 2022 | 0.042 |
| 2021 | 0.041 |
| 2020 | 0.041 |
| 2019 | 0.045 |
| 2018 | 0.048 |
| 2017 | 0.048 |
Definition: Measures the protection of individual rights and freedoms within a political system.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.073 | 2024 | index points |
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| Participatory democracy index | 0.030 | 2024 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.064 | 2024 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.082 | 2024 | index points |
| Government accountability | -1.382 | 2024 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.048 | 2024 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.551 | 2024 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.587 | 2024 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.067 | 2024 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.000 | 2024 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.030 | 2024 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.077 | 2024 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.227 | 2024 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.000 | 2024 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.346 | 2024 | index points |