China vs Hong Kong, China: Participatory political institutions index

China
0.125
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0.131
in 2025
China rank
168th
Hong Kong, China rank
166th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • China
  • Hong Kong, China
0.050.10.150.20.250.3178919072025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.131 against 0.125 in China, a difference of 0.006.

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

China ranks 168th and Hong Kong, China ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong, China in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0565 0.124 0.0675 Hong Kong, China
1910s 0.1157 0.124 0.0083 Hong Kong, China
1920s 0.134 0.124 0.01 China
1930s 0.1328 0.124 0.0088 China
1940s 0.1335 0.1136 0.0199 China
1950s 0.0485 0.1762 0.1277 Hong Kong, China
1960s 0.0396 0.173 0.1334 Hong Kong, China
1970s 0.0434 0.1942 0.1508 Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.0929 0.257 0.1641 Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.1151 0.2457 0.1306 Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.1583 0.2606 0.1023 Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.1419 0.2443 0.1024 Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.1197 0.1453 0.0257 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, China or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.131 against 0.125 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between China and Hong Kong, China?
0.006, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong, China?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do China and Hong Kong, China rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
China ranks 168th and Hong Kong, China ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed