Hong Kong vs Malaysia: Transparent laws
Hong Kong
0
in 2025
Malaysia
0
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
44th
Malaysia rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0 against 0 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 44th 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Hong Kong or Malaysia?
- Hong Kong, at 0 against 0 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Hong Kong and Malaysia?
- 0, 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 transparent laws?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.