China vs Libya: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Libya
0
in 2025
China rank
176th
Libya rank
176th
Democracy over time
- China
- Libya
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Libya ahead.
China ranks 176th and Libya ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | China |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Libya |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Libya |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Libya?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Libya?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
- How do China and Libya rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 176th and Libya ranks 176th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).