China vs Mexico

China vs Mexico: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.47 of 1 in Mexico, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.4 of 1, or 6.51 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

China vs Mexico: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.47 of 1 in Mexico, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.4 of 1, or 6.51 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher since 1916.
  • In 2025, China ranked 171 and Mexico ranked 93 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

YearChinaMexicoWorld
20250.070.470.48
20240.070.50.49
20230.070.550.49
20220.080.580.5
20210.080.620.5
20200.080.660.51
20190.080.680.52
20180.080.680.52
20170.080.640.52
20160.080.640.52
20150.080.640.52
20140.080.620.52
20130.090.620.52
20120.090.650.53
20110.090.660.53
20100.090.660.52
20090.090.650.52
20080.10.650.52
20070.10.640.52
20060.090.670.52
20050.090.710.52
20040.10.710.51
20030.10.70.51
20020.10.690.5
20010.10.680.49
20000.10.670.49
19990.10.610.49
19980.10.60.49
19970.10.560.49
19960.10.510.48
19950.10.490.47
19940.10.470.47
19930.10.460.46
19920.10.440.44
19910.090.410.42
19900.090.390.41
19890.10.370.36
19880.10.350.36
19870.10.330.35
19860.10.320.34
19850.10.320.34
19840.10.320.33
19830.10.320.32
19820.10.310.32
19810.10.30.32
19800.10.30.32
19790.090.30.31
19780.080.30.3
19770.070.280.3
19760.070.260.29
19750.070.250.29
19740.070.250.29
19730.070.250.29
19720.070.250.29
19710.070.250.29
19700.070.250.29
19690.070.240.29
19680.070.240.3
19670.070.240.29
19660.070.230.29
19650.070.230.3
19640.070.230.3
19630.070.230.3
19620.070.230.29
19610.070.230.29
19600.070.230.28
19590.070.230.27
19580.070.230.27
19570.070.230.27
19560.070.230.26
19550.070.230.25
19540.070.230.25
19530.080.20.24
19520.080.190.24
19510.080.20.24
19500.080.20.23
19490.120.20.22
19480.160.190.22
19470.140.190.21
19460.090.190.19
19450.090.190.16
19440.090.190.14
19430.090.190.14
19420.090.190.14
19410.090.190.15
19400.090.20.15
19390.090.20.17
19380.090.190.17
19370.090.190.17
19360.090.190.17
19350.090.190.17
19340.090.190.18
19330.090.180.18
19320.090.180.19
19310.090.180.18
19300.090.180.18
19290.090.170.19
19280.090.180.19
19270.10.180.19
19260.110.180.19
19250.110.190.19
19240.110.190.19
19230.110.190.19
19220.110.190.19
19210.120.190.19
19200.120.20.18
19190.130.230.16
19180.120.230.15
19170.110.190.15
19160.110.110.15
19150.110.110.15
19140.110.10.15
19130.130.110.15
19120.10.190.15
19110.060.140.15
19100.060.120.15
19090.060.110.15
19080.060.110.15
19070.060.110.15
19060.060.110.15
19050.060.110.15
19040.060.110.14
19030.060.110.14
19020.060.110.15
19010.060.110.14
19000.060.120.14
18990.050.130.22
18980.050.130.22
18970.060.130.22
18960.060.130.22
18950.050.130.22
18940.040.130.21
18930.040.130.21
18920.040.130.21
18910.040.130.2
18900.040.130.2
18890.040.130.2
18880.040.130.2
18870.040.130.2
18860.040.130.19
18850.040.130.19
18840.040.130.2
18830.040.130.19
18820.040.130.19
18810.040.130.19
18800.040.130.19
18790.040.130.19
18780.040.130.18
18770.040.130.18
18760.040.150.19
18750.040.20.18
18740.040.20.18
18730.040.20.18
18720.040.20.18
18710.040.20.18
18700.040.20.18
18690.040.20.17
18680.040.20.17
18670.040.180.17
18660.040.150.16
18650.040.150.16
18640.040.150.16
18630.040.150.16
18620.030.150.16
18610.030.150.15
18600.030.150.15
18590.030.150.14
18580.030.160.14
18570.030.230.14
18560.030.230.13
18550.030.230.13
18540.030.230.13
18530.030.20.13
18520.030.20.13
18510.030.20.13
18500.040.20.13
18490.040.230.15
18480.040.230.13
18470.040.210.11
18460.040.190.11
18450.040.230.11
18440.040.230.11
18430.040.230.1
18420.040.190.1
18410.040.160.1
18400.040.160.1
18390.040.160.1
18380.040.160.09
18370.040.160.09
18360.040.180.1
18350.040.180.09
18340.040.180.09
18330.040.180.09
18320.040.160.09
18310.040.150.09
18300.040.180.09
18290.040.180.08
18280.040.180.08
18270.040.180.09
18260.040.180.08
18250.040.180.08
18240.040.180.08
18230.040.180.08
18220.040.120.08
18210.040.120.07
18200.040.070.07
18190.040.040.06
18180.040.040.06
18170.040.040.06
18160.040.040.06
18150.040.050.06
18140.040.050.05
18130.040.050.05
18120.040.050.06
18110.040.030.06
18100.040.030.06
18090.040.030.05
18080.040.030.05
18070.040.030.05
18060.040.030.05
18050.040.030.05
18040.040.030.05
18030.040.030.05
18020.040.030.05
18010.040.030.05
18000.040.030.05
17990.040.030.05
17980.040.030.06
17970.040.030.05
17960.040.030.05
17950.040.030.05
17940.040.030.05
17930.040.030.05
17920.040.030.05
17910.040.030.05
17900.040.030.05
17890.040.030.05

Each country on its own

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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