Table 2 2015–2022 spatial types and distribution characteristics of the level of construction on law-based government.

From: A legal study based on geographic methods: spatial and temporal differences and influencing factors in the construction level of China’s law-based government

Ordinal number

Type of spatial feature

Provinces

Distributional characteristics

1

High level—High growth

Shandong, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Guizhou

Clustering in Southwest and East China, respectively

2

High level—Low growth

Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong

The clusters are clearly characterized, with four clusters located in the central-eastern, northern, southern, and southwestern parts of the country, respectively.

3

Low level—High growth

Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Qinghai, Tibet

Exhibits a “T” shaped mass stripe distribution that dips 45 degrees to the northwest.

4

Low level—Low growth

Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Xinjiang, Gansu, Hainan

There are four scattered distributions in Northeast, Northeast-North China, Northwest, and South China, which consist of three provinces located in border areas.