China vs Myanmar (Burma)

China vs Myanmar (Burma): Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.08 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma), by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.01 of 1, or 1.11 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

China vs Myanmar (Burma): Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.07 of 1 in China and 0.08 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma), by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.01 of 1, or 1.11 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2005, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 171 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 170 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

YearChinaMyanmar (Burma)World
20250.070.080.48
20240.070.080.49
20230.070.080.49
20220.080.090.5
20210.080.10.5
20200.080.430.51
20190.080.420.52
20180.080.40.52
20170.080.40.52
20160.080.40.52
20150.080.370.52
20140.080.360.52
20130.090.360.52
20120.090.310.53
20110.090.220.53
20100.090.120.52
20090.090.10.52
20080.10.10.52
20070.10.10.52
20060.090.10.52
20050.090.10.52
20040.10.10.51
20030.10.10.51
20020.10.10.5
20010.10.10.49
20000.10.10.49
19990.10.10.49
19980.10.10.49
19970.10.10.49
19960.10.10.48
19950.10.10.47
19940.10.10.47
19930.10.10.46
19920.10.10.44
19910.090.10.42
19900.090.120.41
19890.10.090.36
19880.10.130.36
19870.10.140.35
19860.10.140.34
19850.10.140.34
19840.10.140.33
19830.10.140.32
19820.10.140.32
19810.10.140.32
19800.10.140.32
19790.090.140.31
19780.080.140.3
19770.070.140.3
19760.070.140.29
19750.070.070.29
19740.070.070.29
19730.070.070.29
19720.070.070.29
19710.070.070.29
19700.070.070.29
19690.070.070.29
19680.070.070.3
19670.070.070.29
19660.070.070.29
19650.070.070.3
19640.070.070.3
19630.070.080.3
19620.070.130.29
19610.070.430.29
19600.070.420.28
19590.070.410.27
19580.070.410.27
19570.070.420.27
19560.070.430.26
19550.070.430.25
19540.070.430.25
19530.080.430.24
19520.080.390.24
19510.080.260.24
19500.080.220.23
19490.120.230.22
19480.160.220.22
19470.140.190.21
19460.090.170.19
19450.090.130.16
19440.090.10.14
19430.090.090.14
19420.090.110.14
19410.090.220.15
19400.090.220.15
19390.090.220.17
19380.090.220.17
19370.090.220.17
19360.090.210.17
19350.090.20.17
19340.090.20.18
19330.090.20.18
19320.090.20.19
19310.090.20.18
19300.090.20.18
19290.090.20.19
19280.090.20.19
19270.10.20.19
19260.110.20.19
19250.110.20.19
19240.110.20.19
19230.110.20.19
19220.110.140.19
19210.120.10.19
19200.120.090.18
19190.130.090.16
19180.120.090.15
19170.110.090.15
19160.110.090.15
19150.110.090.15
19140.110.090.15
19130.130.090.15
19120.10.090.15
19110.060.090.15
19100.060.090.15
19090.060.090.15
19080.060.090.15
19070.060.090.15
19060.060.090.15
19050.060.090.15
19040.060.090.14
19030.060.090.14
19020.060.090.15
19010.060.090.14
19000.060.090.14
18990.050.090.22
18980.050.090.22
18970.060.090.22
18960.060.090.22
18950.050.090.22
18940.040.090.21
18930.040.090.21
18920.040.090.21
18910.040.090.2
18900.040.090.2
18890.040.090.2
18880.040.090.2
18870.040.090.2
18860.040.090.19
18850.040.060.19
18840.040.060.2
18830.040.060.19
18820.040.060.19
18810.040.060.19
18800.040.060.19
18790.040.060.19
18780.040.060.18
18770.040.060.18
18760.040.060.19
18750.040.060.18
18740.040.060.18
18730.040.060.18
18720.040.040.18
18710.040.040.18
18700.040.040.18
18690.040.040.17
18680.040.040.17
18670.040.040.17
18660.040.040.16
18650.040.040.16
18640.040.040.16
18630.040.040.16
18620.030.040.16
18610.030.030.15
18600.030.030.15
18590.030.030.14
18580.030.030.14
18570.030.030.14
18560.030.030.13
18550.030.030.13
18540.030.030.13
18530.030.030.13
18520.030.030.13
18510.030.030.13
18500.040.030.13
18490.040.030.15
18480.040.030.13
18470.040.030.11
18460.040.030.11
18450.040.030.11
18440.040.030.11
18430.040.030.1
18420.040.030.1
18410.040.030.1
18400.040.030.1
18390.040.030.1
18380.040.030.09
18370.040.030.09
18360.040.020.1
18350.040.020.09
18340.040.020.09
18330.040.020.09
18320.040.020.09
18310.040.020.09
18300.040.020.09
18290.040.020.08
18280.040.020.08
18270.040.020.09
18260.040.020.08
18250.040.020.08
18240.040.020.08
18230.040.020.08
18220.040.020.08
18210.040.020.07
18200.040.020.07
18190.040.020.06
18180.040.020.06
18170.040.020.06
18160.040.020.06
18150.040.020.06
18140.040.020.05
18130.040.020.05
18120.040.020.06
18110.040.020.06
18100.040.020.06
18090.040.020.05
18080.040.020.05
18070.040.020.05
18060.040.020.05
18050.040.020.05
18040.040.020.05
18030.040.020.05
18020.040.020.05
18010.040.020.05
18000.040.020.05
17990.040.020.05
17980.040.020.06
17970.040.020.05
17960.040.020.05
17950.040.020.05
17940.040.020.05
17930.040.020.05
17920.040.020.05
17910.040.020.05
17900.040.020.05
17890.040.020.05

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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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