Transparent laws in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Transparent laws was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Transparent laws in Hong Kong, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transparent laws in Hong Kong is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transparent laws in Hong Kong peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Hong Kong 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transparent laws in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 44 Afghanistan 0
- 44 Albania 0
- 44 Algeria 0
- 44 Angola 0
- 44 Argentina 0 compare
- 44 Armenia 0 compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 0
- 44 Bahrain 0
- 44 Bangladesh 0
- 44 Belarus 0
- 44 Benin 0 compare
- 44 Bhutan 0 compare
- 44 Bolivia 0
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 44 Bulgaria 0
- 44 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 44 Burundi 0
- 44 Cambodia 0
- 44 Cameroon 0
- 44 Cape Verde 0
- 44 Central African Republic 0
- 44 Chad 0
- 44 China 0
- 44 Colombia 0
- 44 Comoros 0
- 44 Congo 0
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 44 Croatia 0 compare
- 44 Cuba 0
- 44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 44 Djibouti 0
- 44 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 44 East Timor 0
- 44 Ecuador 0 compare
- 44 Egypt 0
- 44 El Salvador 0
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 44 Eritrea 0
- 44 Eswatini 0
- 44 Ethiopia 0
- 44 Fiji 0
- 44 Gambia 0 compare
- 44 Georgia 0
- 44 Greece 0 compare
- 44 Guatemala 0 compare
- 44 Guinea 0
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 44 Guyana 0
- 44 Haiti 0
- 44 Honduras 0
- 44 Hungary 0 compare
- 44 India 0
- 44 Indonesia 0
- 44 Iran 0
- 44 Iraq 0
- 44 Israel 0 compare
- 44 Jordan 0 compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 0
- 44 Kenya 0
- 44 Kuwait 0 compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 44 Laos 0
- 44 Lebanon 0
- 44 Lesotho 0 compare
- 44 Liberia 0
- 44 Libya 0
- 44 Madagascar 0
- 44 Malaysia 0
- 44 Maldives 0
- 44 Mali 0
- 44 Malta 0 compare
- 44 Mauritania 0
- 44 Mauritius 0 compare
- 44 Mexico 0
- 44 Moldova 0
- 44 Mongolia 0
- 44 Montenegro 0
- 44 Morocco 0
- 44 Mozambique 0
- 44 Myanmar 0
- 44 Nepal 0 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0
- 44 Niger 0 compare
- 44 Nigeria 0
- 44 North Korea 0
- 44 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 44 Oman 0
- 44 Pakistan 0
- 44 Palestine 0
- 44 Panama 0 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0
- 44 Paraguay 0
- 44 Peru 0 compare
- 44 Philippines 0
- 44 Poland 0 compare
- 44 Portugal 0 compare
- 44 Qatar 0
- 44 Romania 0
- 44 Russia 0
- 44 Rwanda 0
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 44 Saudi Arabia 0
- 44 Serbia 0 compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 0
- 44 Slovakia 0 compare
- 44 Slovenia 0 compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 0
- 44 Somalia 0
- 44 South Sudan 0
- 44 Sri Lanka 0
- 44 Sudan 0
- 44 Suriname 0 compare
- 44 Syria 0
- 44 Tajikistan 0
- 44 Tanzania 0
- 44 Thailand 0
- 44 Togo 0
- 44 Tunisia 0
- 44 Turkey 0
- 44 Turkmenistan 0
- 44 Uganda 0
- 44 Ukraine 0
- 44 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 44 United States 0 compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 0
- 44 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 44 Vatican 0
- 44 Venezuela 0
- 44 Vietnam 0
- 44 Yemen 0
- 44 Zambia 0
- 44 Zimbabwe 0
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transparent laws in Hong Kong?
- Transparent laws in Hong Kong was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest transparent laws recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
- What is the lowest transparent laws recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Hong Kong rank for transparent laws?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transparent laws rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Transparent laws. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.