China - EIU Democracy Index 2.11
via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
Global rank
##149 of 171 economies
Ranking Race — EIU Democracy Index
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2006 - 2024. China climbed from #142 to #149 (overtook Burundi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Key Events — China
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2010World's second-largest economy curatedGDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
2015Stock market turbulence curatedSharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
2019Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2023Overtook Burundi in global rank auto
2024Overtook Guinea in global rank auto
EIU Democracy Index, 2006-2024
via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · 0-10 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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