Social Development in China 143 indicators covering social development for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 0.0% 145th Political Rights Score -2 2025 down 300.0% 192nd Freedom Score 9 2025 down 43.8% 181st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 482 2025 down 28.3% 111th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 29.6% 156th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 58.5% 159th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -44.9 % change on previous year 2025 down 305.2% 151st Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 3 2018 unchanged 150th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -12.84 % change on previous year 2025 down 125.5% 109th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.368 2025 up 6.1% 139th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.345 2025 down 28.1% 141st Political Corruption Index 0.554 2025 up 15.4% 84th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.554 2025 up 15.4% 84th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 1.18 2024 down 31.8% 105th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 down 100.0% 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre 2023 up 453.0% 119th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 86.9% 152nd LGBT+ Rights Index 1.94 2019 unchanged 102nd Forcibly displaced people 712 2025 down 99.8% 149th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 43 2024 up 19.4% 75th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.69 2024 down 50.0% 120th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.95 2024 down 53.5% 105th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.7358 2024 down 27.7% 81st Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0011 2024 down 89.2% 46th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.07 2025 up 15.8% 64th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.07 2025 up 15.8% 64th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 40.5% 2024 up 50.2% 88th Homicide rate 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 49.4% 162nd Homicides 7,157 homicides 2020 down 46.6% 10th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 49.4% 162nd Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 down 49.4% 161st States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Citizen support for democracy 0.3027 2020 up 137.6% 40th Citizen satisfaction with democracy 0.1464 2020 up 26.3% 55th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 9,573 deaths 2021 down 37.6% 14th Homicide rate 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 40.7% 178th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 0.6717 2021 down 40.5% 172nd Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 282.14 million 2030 down 2.6% 1st States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 5.54 2030 up 18.8% 88th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 unchanged 31st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 unchanged 97th Freedom of Expression Score 1 2025 down 50.0% 116th Civil Rights Score 1 2025 down 50.0% 117th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 21.9% 2030 down 6.4% 57th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 282.14 million 2030 down 2.6% 1st Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 37.3% 2020 up 3.4% 102nd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 39.7% 2020 up 3.9% 138th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 22.2% 2020 down 13.5% 168th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 60.3% 2020 down 2.4% 49th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →