Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Hong Kong, China or Türkiye?

Hong Kong, China, at 0.219 against 0.208 in Türkiye as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?

0.011, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Türkiye: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Hong Kong, China

0.219

in 2025

Türkiye

0.208

in 2025

Hong Kong, China rank

111th

Türkiye rank

114th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Hong Kong, China
Türkiye

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.219 against 0.208 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 111th and Türkiye ranks 114th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.096	0.0566	0.0394	Hong Kong, China
1910s	0.096	0.0672	0.0288	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.0969	0.1148	0.0179	Türkiye
1930s	0.0998	0.1496	0.0498	Türkiye
1940s	0.0971	0.1661	0.069	Türkiye
1950s	0.1187	0.2171	0.0984	Türkiye
1960s	0.1238	0.2801	0.1563	Türkiye
1970s	0.1745	0.3465	0.172	Türkiye
1980s	0.2252	0.2258	0.0006	Türkiye
1990s	0.3148	0.331	0.0162	Türkiye
2000s	0.3255	0.4306	0.1051	Türkiye
2010s	0.3029	0.2993	0.0036	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.2223	0.207	0.0153	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Hong Kong, China or Türkiye?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.219 against 0.208 in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?: 0.011, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Türkiye?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Türkiye rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Hong Kong, China ranks 111th and Türkiye ranks 114th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 28 August 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.