Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0 units per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
85th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2018
Years of data
52
1972–2025

Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong, 1972–2025

0000197219982025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2018.

Hong Kong ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong, 1972 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1972 0 units per person —
1974 0 units per person -5.8%
1975 0 units per person -1.9%
1976 0 units per person -1.2%
1977 0 units per person -1.4%
1978 0 units per person -1.8%
1979 0 units per person -5.3%
1980 0 units per person -2.6%
1982 0 units per person -3.8%
1983 0 units per person -1.5%
1984 0 units per person -1.0%
1985 0 units per person -1.1%
1986 0 units per person -1.2%
1987 0 units per person -1.0%
1988 0 units per person +48.7%
1989 0 units per person -1.0%
1990 0 units per person -0.3%
1991 0 units per person -0.8%
1992 0 units per person -0.8%
1993 0 units per person -34.5%
1994 0 units per person -2.2%
1995 0 units per person -2.0%
1996 0 units per person -4.3%
1997 0 units per person +48.8%
1998 0 units per person -0.8%
1999 0 units per person -1.0%
2000 0 units per person -0.9%
2001 0 units per person -0.7%
2002 0 units per person -0.4%
2003 0 units per person +0.2%
2004 0 units per person -33.9%
2005 0 units per person -0.4%
2006 0 units per person -0.6%
2007 0 units per person -0.9%
2008 0 units per person -0.6%
2009 0 units per person -0.2%
2010 0 units per person -0.7%
2011 0 units per person -0.7%
2012 0 units per person -1.1%
2013 0 units per person -0.4%
2014 0 units per person -0.7%
2015 0 units per person -0.8%
2016 0 units per person -0.6%
2017 0 units per person -0.8%
2018 0 units per person -0.8%
2019 0 units per person +48.9%
2020 0 units per person +0.4%
2021 0 units per person +34.6%
2022 0 units per person +0.9%
2023 0 units per person -2.5%
2024 0 units per person +0.2%
2025 0 units per person +0.3%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +48.9% 0 units per person 0 units per person
1988 +48.7% 0 units per person 0 units per person
1997 +48.8% 0 units per person 0 units per person
2021 +34.6% 0 units per person 0 units per person
1993 -34.5% 0 units per person 0 units per person
2004 -33.9% 0 units per person 0 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 7
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 9
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 82 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
  2. 83 Mongolia 0 units per person compare
  3. 84 Cuba 0 units per person compare
  4. 86 United Arab Emirates 0 units per person compare
  5. 87 Croatia 0 units per person compare
  6. 88 Slovenia 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong?
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Hong Kong was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2018.
How does Hong Kong rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Civil liberties rating, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 9,963 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.