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

Uzbekistan, at 0.249 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.

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

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 Uzbekistan: Political Civil Liberties Index

Hong Kong, China

0.231

in 2025

Uzbekistan

0.249

in 2025

Hong Kong, China rank

147th

Uzbekistan rank

146th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Hong Kong, China
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.249 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.018.

That makes Uzbekistan'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 Uzbekistan ranks 146th 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	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.562	0.198	0.364	Hong Kong, China
1910s	0.562	0.1796	0.3824	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.5668	0.0486	0.5182	Hong Kong, China
1930s	0.588	0.0164	0.5716	Hong Kong, China
1940s	0.5357	0.0151	0.5206	Hong Kong, China
1950s	0.651	0.0305	0.6205	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.6874	0.0394	0.648	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.725	0.0373	0.6877	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.8397	0.1174	0.7223	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.89	0.1625	0.7275	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.8616	0.0596	0.802	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.7591	0.112	0.6471	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.2788	0.2415	0.0373	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 Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 0.249 against 0.231 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Hong Kong, China and Uzbekistan?: 0.018, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Uzbekistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Uzbekistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Hong Kong, China ranks 147th and Uzbekistan ranks 146th 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.