Hong Kong, China vs Palestine, State of: Deliberative Democracy Index

Hong Kong, China
0.057
in 2025
Palestine, State of
0.049
in 1948
Hong Kong, China rank
159th
Palestine, State of rank
160th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Palestine, State of
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.057 against 0.049 in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Palestine, State of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 159th and Palestine, State of ranks 160th of 175 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1910s 0.071 0.049 0.022 Hong Kong, China
1920s 0.073 0.0585 0.0145 Hong Kong, China
1930s 0.0738 0.058 0.0158 Hong Kong, China
1940s 0.0609 0.056 0.0049 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Hong Kong, China or Palestine, State of?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.057 against 0.049 in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Hong Kong, China and Palestine, State of?
0.008, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Palestine, State of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1948.
How do Hong Kong, China and Palestine, State of rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
Hong Kong, China ranks 159th and Palestine, State of ranks 160th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deliberative Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.