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Political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Political civil liberties index was 0.231 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.231
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
147th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.906
in 1993
All-time low
0.231
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China is 0.231, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.906 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.231, in 2025.

Hong Kong, China ranks 147th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.562 —
1901 0.562 +0.0%
1902 0.562 +0.0%
1903 0.562 +0.0%
1904 0.562 +0.0%
1905 0.562 +0.0%
1906 0.562 +0.0%
1907 0.562 +0.0%
1908 0.562 +0.0%
1909 0.562 +0.0%
1910 0.562 +0.0%
1911 0.562 +0.0%
1912 0.562 +0.0%
1913 0.562 +0.0%
1914 0.562 +0.0%
1915 0.562 +0.0%
1916 0.562 +0.0%
1917 0.562 +0.0%
1918 0.562 +0.0%
1919 0.562 +0.0%
1920 0.562 +0.0%
1921 0.562 +0.0%
1922 0.568 +1.1%
1923 0.568 +0.0%
1924 0.568 +0.0%
1925 0.568 +0.0%
1926 0.568 +0.0%
1927 0.568 +0.0%
1928 0.568 +0.0%
1929 0.568 +0.0%
1930 0.568 +0.0%
1931 0.568 +0.0%
1932 0.593 +4.4%
1933 0.593 +0.0%
1934 0.593 +0.0%
1935 0.593 +0.0%
1936 0.593 +0.0%
1937 0.593 +0.0%
1938 0.593 +0.0%
1939 0.593 +0.0%
1940 0.593 +0.0%
1941 0.512 -13.7%
1942 0.408 -20.3%
1943 0.408 +0.0%
1944 0.408 +0.0%
1945 0.408 +0.0%
1946 0.655 +60.5%
1947 0.655 +0.0%
1948 0.655 +0.0%
1949 0.655 +0.0%
1950 0.654 -0.2%
1951 0.654 +0.0%
1952 0.654 +0.0%
1953 0.654 +0.0%
1954 0.654 +0.0%
1955 0.654 +0.0%
1956 0.639 -2.3%
1957 0.649 +1.6%
1958 0.649 +0.0%
1959 0.649 +0.0%
1960 0.69 +6.3%
1961 0.69 +0.0%
1962 0.69 +0.0%
1963 0.69 +0.0%
1964 0.687 -0.4%
1965 0.687 +0.0%
1966 0.687 +0.0%
1967 0.676 -1.6%
1968 0.686 +1.5%
1969 0.691 +0.7%
1970 0.719 +4.1%
1971 0.719 +0.0%
1972 0.719 +0.0%
1973 0.719 +0.0%
1974 0.719 +0.0%
1975 0.719 +0.0%
1976 0.719 +0.0%
1977 0.739 +2.8%
1978 0.739 +0.0%
1979 0.739 +0.0%
1980 0.827 +11.9%
1981 0.827 +0.0%
1982 0.827 +0.0%
1983 0.828 +0.1%
1984 0.831 +0.4%
1985 0.837 +0.7%
1986 0.849 +1.4%
1987 0.849 +0.0%
1988 0.854 +0.6%
1989 0.868 +1.6%
1990 0.884 +1.8%
1991 0.901 +1.9%
1992 0.901 +0.0%
1993 0.906 +0.6%
1994 0.906 +0.0%
1995 0.906 +0.0%
1996 0.906 +0.0%
1997 0.86 -5.1%
1998 0.866 +0.7%
1999 0.864 -0.2%
2000 0.864 +0.0%
2001 0.864 +0.0%
2002 0.864 +0.0%
2003 0.864 +0.0%
2004 0.864 +0.0%
2005 0.864 +0.0%
2006 0.864 +0.0%
2007 0.859 -0.6%
2008 0.855 -0.5%
2009 0.854 -0.1%
2010 0.85 -0.5%
2011 0.85 +0.0%
2012 0.821 -3.4%
2013 0.806 -1.8%
2014 0.792 -1.7%
2015 0.745 -5.9%
2016 0.725 -2.7%
2017 0.725 +0.0%
2018 0.689 -5.0%
2019 0.588 -14.7%
2020 0.41 -30.3%
2021 0.262 -36.1%
2022 0.27 +3.1%
2023 0.246 -8.9%
2024 0.254 +3.3%
2025 0.231 -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.562 0.562 0.562 10
1910s 0.562 0.562 0.562 10
1920s 0.5668 0.562 0.568 10
1930s 0.588 0.568 0.593 10
1940s 0.5357 0.408 0.655 10
1950s 0.651 0.639 0.654 10
1960s 0.6874 0.676 0.691 10
1970s 0.725 0.719 0.739 10
1980s 0.8397 0.827 0.868 10
1990s 0.89 0.86 0.906 10
2000s 0.8616 0.854 0.864 10
2010s 0.7591 0.588 0.85 10
2020s 0.2788 0.231 0.41 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

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  4. 148 Cambodia 0.208 compare
  5. 149 Rwanda 0.174 compare
  6. 150 Oman 0.167 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China?
Political civil liberties index in Hong Kong, China was 0.231 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 1993.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.231 in 2025.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for political civil liberties index?
Hong Kong, China ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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