Cambodia vs China

Cambodia vs China: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.11 of 1, or 2.54 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs China: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.11 of 1, or 2.54 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Cambodia has been higher since 1982, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, Cambodia ranked 143 and China ranked 171 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaChinaWorld
20250.180.070.48
20240.180.070.49
20230.190.070.49
20220.20.080.5
20210.190.080.5
20200.190.080.51
20190.190.080.52
20180.210.080.52
20170.230.080.52
20160.280.080.52
20150.290.080.52
20140.290.080.52
20130.30.090.52
20120.310.090.53
20110.310.090.53
20100.310.090.52
20090.310.090.52
20080.320.10.52
20070.320.10.52
20060.320.090.52
20050.320.090.52
20040.320.10.51
20030.320.10.51
20020.320.10.5
20010.320.10.49
20000.320.10.49
19990.320.10.49
19980.350.10.49
19970.370.10.49
19960.370.10.48
19950.370.10.47
19940.370.10.47
19930.320.10.46
19920.160.10.44
19910.140.090.42
19900.140.090.41
19890.110.10.36
19880.110.10.36
19870.110.10.35
19860.110.10.34
19850.110.10.34
19840.110.10.33
19830.110.10.32
19820.110.10.32
19810.090.10.32
19800.070.10.32
19790.070.090.31
19780.130.080.3
19770.130.070.3
19760.10.070.29
19750.070.070.29
19740.160.070.29
19730.160.070.29
19720.150.070.29
19710.140.070.29
19700.160.070.29
19690.260.070.29
19680.260.070.3
19670.260.070.29
19660.260.070.29
19650.260.070.3
19640.260.070.3
19630.260.070.3
19620.270.070.29
19610.270.070.29
19600.270.070.28
19590.260.070.27
19580.260.070.27
19570.270.070.27
19560.270.070.26
19550.140.070.25
19540.10.070.25
19530.070.080.24
19520.090.080.24
19510.080.080.24
19500.070.080.23
19490.090.120.22
19480.10.160.22
19470.070.140.21
19460.040.090.19
19450.040.090.16
19440.030.090.14
19430.030.090.14
19420.030.090.14
19410.030.090.15
19400.030.090.15
19390.030.090.17
19380.030.090.17
19370.030.090.17
19360.030.090.17
19350.030.090.17
19340.030.090.18
19330.030.090.18
19320.030.090.19
19310.030.090.18
19300.030.090.18
19290.030.090.19
19280.030.090.19
19270.030.10.19
19260.030.110.19
19250.030.110.19
19240.030.110.19
19230.030.110.19
19220.030.110.19
19210.030.120.19
19200.030.120.18
19190.030.130.16
19180.030.120.15
19170.030.110.15
19160.030.110.15
19150.030.110.15
19140.030.110.15
19130.030.130.15
19120.030.10.15
19110.030.060.15
19100.030.060.15
19090.030.060.15
19080.030.060.15
19070.030.060.15
19060.030.060.15
19050.030.060.15
19040.030.060.14
19030.030.060.14
19020.030.060.15
19010.030.060.14
19000.030.060.14
1899–0.050.22
1898–0.050.22
1897–0.060.22
1896–0.060.22
1895–0.050.22
1894–0.040.21
1893–0.040.21
1892–0.040.21
1891–0.040.2
1890–0.040.2
1889–0.040.2
1888–0.040.2
1887–0.040.2
1886–0.040.19
1885–0.040.19
1884–0.040.2
1883–0.040.19
1882–0.040.19
1881–0.040.19
1880–0.040.19
1879–0.040.19
1878–0.040.18
1877–0.040.18
1876–0.040.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.040.16
1863–0.040.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.040.13
1849–0.040.15
1848–0.040.13
1847–0.040.11
1846–0.040.11
1845–0.040.11
1844–0.040.11
1843–0.040.1
1842–0.040.1
1841–0.040.1
1840–0.040.1
1839–0.040.1
1838–0.040.09
1837–0.040.09
1836–0.040.1
1835–0.040.09
1834–0.040.09
1833–0.040.09
1832–0.040.09
1831–0.040.09
1830–0.040.09
1829–0.040.08
1828–0.040.08
1827–0.040.09
1826–0.040.08
1825–0.040.08
1824–0.040.08
1823–0.040.08
1822–0.040.08
1821–0.040.07
1820–0.040.07
1819–0.040.06
1818–0.040.06
1817–0.040.06
1816–0.040.06
1815–0.040.06
1814–0.040.05
1813–0.040.05
1812–0.040.06
1811–0.040.06
1810–0.040.06
1809–0.040.05
1808–0.040.05
1807–0.040.05
1806–0.040.05
1805–0.040.05
1804–0.040.05
1803–0.040.05
1802–0.040.05
1801–0.040.05
1800–0.040.05
1799–0.040.05
1798–0.040.06
1797–0.040.05
1796–0.040.05
1795–0.040.05
1794–0.040.05
1793–0.040.05
1792–0.040.05
1791–0.040.05
1790–0.040.05
1789–0.040.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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