What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Hong Kong, China and Kazakhstan?

0.011, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

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

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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Kazakhstan: Key features of liberal democracy

Hong Kong, China

0.142

in 2025

Kazakhstan

0.131

in 2025

Hong Kong, China rank

121st

Kazakhstan rank

124th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Hong Kong, China
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.142 against 0.131 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.011.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 121st and Kazakhstan ranks 124th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.163	0.0499	0.1131	Hong Kong, China
1910s	0.163	0.0618	0.1012	Hong Kong, China
1920s	0.164	0.019	0.145	Hong Kong, China
1930s	0.1656	0.016	0.1496	Hong Kong, China
1940s	0.1582	0.0144	0.1438	Hong Kong, China
1950s	0.174	0.0196	0.1544	Hong Kong, China
1960s	0.1808	0.0232	0.1576	Hong Kong, China
1970s	0.1922	0.0247	0.1675	Hong Kong, China
1980s	0.2094	0.0352	0.1742	Hong Kong, China
1990s	0.3092	0.1534	0.1558	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.3245	0.1229	0.2016	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.302	0.1128	0.1892	Hong Kong, China
2020s	0.1573	0.1292	0.0282	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Hong Kong, China or Kazakhstan?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.142 against 0.131 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Hong Kong, China and Kazakhstan?: 0.011, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Kazakhstan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Kazakhstan rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Hong Kong, China ranks 121st and Kazakhstan ranks 124th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.