China vs Madagascar: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Madagascar
0
in 2025
China rank
176th
Madagascar rank
176th
Democracy over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.
China ranks 176th and Madagascar ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | China |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 | 4 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Madagascar?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Madagascar?
- 0, with China 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 democracy?
- China ranks 176th and Madagascar 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).