Rule of Law - Governance score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Rule of Law - Governance score was 72.82 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance score in Hong Kong, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 72.82 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Hong Kong peaked at 84.47 0-100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.04 0-100, in 2023.
Hong Kong ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 74.37 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 74.89 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.9 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.43 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 81.73 0-100 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 81.64 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.45 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 82.17 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.14 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.49 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.12 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.76 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 82.46 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.71 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.5 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.71 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 84.09 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.47 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.71 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.44 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.95 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 77.19 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 74.73 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 72.18 0-100 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 72.04 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.82 0-100 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.63 0-100 | 74.37 0-100 | 74.89 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.68 0-100 | 73.9 0-100 | 82.49 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.38 0-100 | 79.95 0-100 | 84.47 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.79 0-100 | 72.04 0-100 | 77.19 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 40 United States 73.52 0-100 compare
- 41 Uruguay 73.32 0-100 compare
- 42 Spain 73 0-100 compare
- 44 Macao 71.63 0-100 compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 71.35 0-100 compare
- 46 Cayman Islands 71.25 0-100 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Hong Kong?
- Rule of law - governance score in Hong Kong was 72.82 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 84.47 0-100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.04 0-100 in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Hong Kong ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).