Which has higher political civil liberties index, Hong Kong or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.271 against 0.231 in Hong Kong as of 2025.

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

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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Sudan: Political Civil Liberties Index

Hong Kong

0.231

in 2025

Sudan

0.271

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

147th

Sudan rank

144th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Hong Kong
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.271 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.04.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 144th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 12 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.562	0.27	0.292	Hong Kong
1910s	0.562	0.27	0.292	Hong Kong
1920s	0.5668	0.2832	0.2836	Hong Kong
1930s	0.588	0.295	0.293	Hong Kong
1940s	0.5357	0.2986	0.2371	Hong Kong
1950s	0.651	0.4629	0.1881	Hong Kong
1960s	0.6874	0.3677	0.3197	Hong Kong
1970s	0.725	0.1824	0.5426	Hong Kong
1980s	0.8397	0.3571	0.4826	Hong Kong
1990s	0.89	0.0982	0.7918	Hong Kong
2000s	0.8616	0.1721	0.6895	Hong Kong
2010s	0.7591	0.2309	0.5282	Hong Kong
2020s	0.2788	0.3487	0.0698	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Hong Kong or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.271 against 0.231 in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Hong Kong and Sudan?: 0.04, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Sudan rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Hong Kong ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 144th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.