Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 4 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1972.
That places Hong Kong, China 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | — |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 4 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1972.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.