Hong Kong, China vs Maldives: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Hong Kong, China
0.336
in 2025
Maldives
0.328
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
117th
Maldives rank
119th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Maldives
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.336 against 0.328 in Maldives, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 117th and Maldives ranks 119th of 176 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.5 | -0.201 | 1.3 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -1.5 | -0.201 | 1.3 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -1.5 | -0.201 | 1.3 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -1.5 | -0.201 | 1.3 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -1.41 | -0.201 | 1.21 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -1.26 | -0.201 | 1.06 | Maldives |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -0.201 | 1.06 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -0.857 | 1.51 | 2.36 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -0.4608 | 1.6 | 2.06 | Maldives |
| 1990s | -0.0335 | 1.6 | 1.64 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.541 | 0.7215 | 0.1805 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.5096 | 0.995 | 0.4854 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.3133 | 0.516 | 0.2027 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Hong Kong, China or Maldives?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.336 against 0.328 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 0.008, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Maldives rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 117th and Maldives ranks 119th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.