Chile vs Hong Kong: Political Corruption Index
Chile
0.075
in 2025
Hong Kong
0.085
in 2025
Chile rank
152nd
Hong Kong rank
149th
Political Corruption Index over time
- Chile
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.085 against 0.075 in Chile, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 152nd and Hong Kong ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.27 | 0.234 | 0.036 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.27 | 0.234 | 0.036 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.1599 | 0.234 | 0.0741 | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 0.0917 | 0.234 | 0.1423 | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 0.0973 | 0.2295 | 0.1322 | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 0.1027 | 0.209 | 0.1063 | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 0.0603 | 0.209 | 0.1487 | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 0.2029 | 0.1326 | 0.0703 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.283 | 0.0629 | 0.2201 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.0616 | 0.0621 | 0.0005 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.061 | 0.06 | 0.001 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.071 | 0.0795 | 0.0085 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0675 | 0.0838 | 0.0163 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Chile or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 0.085 against 0.075 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Chile and Hong Kong?
- 0.01, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hong Kong?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Hong Kong rank globally for political corruption index?
- Chile ranks 152nd and Hong Kong ranks 149th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.