| Coupling and coordination | Interval | Province (2013) | Province (2015) | Province (2017) | Province (2019) |
| Wonderful coordination | 0.9001–1 | | | | | Good coordination | 0.8001–0.9000 | | | | Guangdong | Intermediate coordination | 0.7001–0.8000 | Guangdong | Guangdong, Shandong | Guangdong, Shandong Jiangsu | Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu | Initial coordination | 0.6001–0.7000 | Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu | Shanghai,, Zhejiang, Jiangsu | Shanghai, Zhejiang, Sichuan | Shanghai, Sichuan, Beijing | Bare coordination | 0.5001–0.6000 | Shanghai, Liaoning, Beijing, Sichuan | Sichuan, Liaoning, Beijing, | Liaoning, Beijing, Henan, Fujian, Anhui, Hunan | Chongqing, Liaoning, Henan, Fujian, Hebei, Anhui, Yunnan | On the verge of imbalance | 0.4001–0.5000 | Chongqing, Henan, Fujian, Hebei, Shaanxi, Anhui, Hubei | Chongqing, Henan Hubei, Fujian, Hebei, Shaanxi, Anhui, Guangxi | Chongqing, Hubei, Hebei, Shaanxi, Jilin, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Guangxi | Hubei, Shaanxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangxi | Mild imbalance | 0.3001–0.4000 | Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia | Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang | Heilongjiang, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu | Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia Xinjiang, Gansu | Moderate imbalance | 0.2001–0.3000 | Xinjiang, Hainan, Gansu | Hainan, Gansu, | Hainan, Qinghai | Hainan, Qinghai | Severe imbalance | 0.1001–0.2000 | | | | Qinghai | Extreme imbalance | 0.0000–0.1000 | Qinghai, Ningxia | Qinghai, Ningxia | Qinghai, Ningxia | Ningxia |
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