Which has higher freedom of association index, Egypt or Hong Kong, China?

Hong Kong, China, at 0.178 against 0.159 in Egypt as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Egypt and Hong Kong, China?

0.019, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Hong Kong, China: Freedom of Association Index

Egypt

0.159

in 2025

Hong Kong, China

0.178

in 2025

Egypt rank

149th

Hong Kong, China rank

147th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Egypt
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.178 against 0.159 in Egypt, a difference of 0.019.

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

Across all 126 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 149th and Hong Kong, China ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.242	0.47	0.228	Hong Kong, China
1910s	0.253	0.47	0.217	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.225	0.4732	0.2482	Hong Kong, China
1930s	0.229	0.5228	0.2938	Hong Kong, China
1940s	0.2479	0.5021	0.2542	Hong Kong, China
1950s	0.1279	0.5811	0.4532	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.0525	0.578	0.5255	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.1124	0.594	0.4816	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.1835	0.6747	0.4912	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.2067	0.8218	0.6151	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.2191	0.8213	0.6022	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.2344	0.7079	0.4735	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.1447	0.2458	0.1012	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Egypt or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.178 against 0.159 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Egypt and Hong Kong, China?: 0.019, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hong Kong, China?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Hong Kong, China rank globally for freedom of association index?: Egypt ranks 149th and Hong Kong, China ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.