Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.5631 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong, 1998–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong is -0.5631, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0759 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.5667, in 2019.
Hong Kong ranks 98th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0759 | — |
| 1999 | -0.093 | -222.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2608 | +180.4% |
| 2001 | -0.3236 | +24.1% |
| 2002 | -0.3445 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3595 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | -0.3762 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3674 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3636 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | -0.3975 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | -0.427 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4564 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | -0.49 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | -0.5242 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | -0.5556 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5596 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.5608 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.564 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -0.565 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.5652 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.5655 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5667 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5631 | -0.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's -0.5631 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.303. (47 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's -0.5631 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7476. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -222.5% | 0.0759 | -0.093 |
| 2000 | -180.4% | -0.093 | -0.2608 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0086 | -0.093 | 0.0759 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.3677 | -0.4564 | -0.2608 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5516 | -0.5667 | -0.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5631 | -0.5631 | -0.5631 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Hong Kong was -0.5631 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0759 in 1998.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5667 in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Hong Kong ranks 98th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.