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

Türkiye, at 0.263 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?

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, China vs Türkiye: Political Civil Liberties Index

Hong Kong, China

0.231

in 2025

Türkiye

0.263

in 2025

Hong Kong, China rank

147th

Türkiye rank

145th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Hong Kong, China
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.263 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.032.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 147th and Türkiye ranks 145th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.562	0.0927	0.4693	Hong Kong, China
1910s	0.562	0.1858	0.3762	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.5668	0.148	0.4188	Hong Kong, China
1930s	0.588	0.0984	0.4896	Hong Kong, China
1940s	0.5357	0.156	0.3797	Hong Kong, China
1950s	0.651	0.3753	0.2757	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.6874	0.5862	0.1012	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.725	0.6113	0.1137	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.8397	0.3411	0.4986	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.89	0.5296	0.3604	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.8616	0.6651	0.1965	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.7591	0.4339	0.3252	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.2788	0.2602	0.0187	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Hong Kong, China or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.263 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?: 0.032, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Türkiye rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Hong Kong, China ranks 147th and Türkiye ranks 145th 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.