How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malaysia?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Malaysia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Hong Kong

0.71

in 2025

Malaysia

0.705

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

92nd

Malaysia rank

94th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Hong Kong
Malaysia

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.71 against 0.705 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.778	0.639	0.139	Hong Kong
1910s	0.778	0.637	0.141	Hong Kong
1920s	0.7866	0.636	0.1506	Hong Kong
1930s	0.787	0.636	0.151	Hong Kong
1940s	0.7464	0.4483	0.2981	Hong Kong
1950s	0.858	0.6199	0.2381	Hong Kong
1960s	0.8591	0.6799	0.1792	Hong Kong
1970s	0.9212	0.6616	0.2596	Hong Kong
1980s	0.9612	0.6139	0.3473	Hong Kong
1990s	0.9699	0.5749	0.395	Hong Kong
2000s	0.9709	0.5643	0.4066	Hong Kong
2010s	0.9422	0.5991	0.3431	Hong Kong
2020s	0.7202	0.702	0.0182	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Hong Kong or Malaysia?: Hong Kong, at 0.71 against 0.705 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Hong Kong and Malaysia?: 0.005, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malaysia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Malaysia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Hong Kong ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.