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Freedom of association index in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Freedom of association index was 0.178 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.178
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
147th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.848
in 1993
All-time low
0.178
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Freedom of association index in Hong Kong, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 0.178 for freedom of association index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 74.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Hong Kong peaked at 0.848 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.178, in 2025.

That places Hong Kong 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Freedom of association index in Hong Kong, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.47 —
1901 0.47 +0.0%
1902 0.47 +0.0%
1903 0.47 +0.0%
1904 0.47 +0.0%
1905 0.47 +0.0%
1906 0.47 +0.0%
1907 0.47 +0.0%
1908 0.47 +0.0%
1909 0.47 +0.0%
1910 0.47 +0.0%
1911 0.47 +0.0%
1912 0.47 +0.0%
1913 0.47 +0.0%
1914 0.47 +0.0%
1915 0.47 +0.0%
1916 0.47 +0.0%
1917 0.47 +0.0%
1918 0.47 +0.0%
1919 0.47 +0.0%
1920 0.47 +0.0%
1921 0.47 +0.0%
1922 0.474 +0.9%
1923 0.474 +0.0%
1924 0.474 +0.0%
1925 0.474 +0.0%
1926 0.474 +0.0%
1927 0.474 +0.0%
1928 0.474 +0.0%
1929 0.474 +0.0%
1930 0.474 +0.0%
1931 0.474 +0.0%
1932 0.535 +12.9%
1933 0.535 +0.0%
1934 0.535 +0.0%
1935 0.535 +0.0%
1936 0.535 +0.0%
1937 0.535 +0.0%
1938 0.535 +0.0%
1939 0.535 +0.0%
1940 0.535 +0.0%
1941 0.518 -3.2%
1942 0.406 -21.6%
1943 0.406 +0.0%
1944 0.406 +0.0%
1945 0.406 +0.0%
1946 0.586 +44.3%
1947 0.586 +0.0%
1948 0.586 +0.0%
1949 0.586 +0.0%
1950 0.582 -0.7%
1951 0.582 +0.0%
1952 0.582 +0.0%
1953 0.582 +0.0%
1954 0.582 +0.0%
1955 0.582 +0.0%
1956 0.576 -1.0%
1957 0.581 +0.9%
1958 0.581 +0.0%
1959 0.581 +0.0%
1960 0.583 +0.3%
1961 0.583 +0.0%
1962 0.583 +0.0%
1963 0.583 +0.0%
1964 0.576 -1.2%
1965 0.576 +0.0%
1966 0.576 +0.0%
1967 0.564 -2.1%
1968 0.572 +1.4%
1969 0.584 +2.1%
1970 0.594 +1.7%
1971 0.594 +0.0%
1972 0.594 +0.0%
1973 0.594 +0.0%
1974 0.594 +0.0%
1975 0.594 +0.0%
1976 0.594 +0.0%
1977 0.594 +0.0%
1978 0.594 +0.0%
1979 0.594 +0.0%
1980 0.633 +6.6%
1981 0.633 +0.0%
1982 0.633 +0.0%
1983 0.635 +0.3%
1984 0.638 +0.5%
1985 0.665 +4.2%
1986 0.718 +8.0%
1987 0.718 +0.0%
1988 0.728 +1.4%
1989 0.746 +2.5%
1990 0.746 +0.0%
1991 0.774 +3.8%
1992 0.838 +8.3%
1993 0.848 +1.2%
1994 0.848 +0.0%
1995 0.847 -0.1%
1996 0.845 -0.2%
1997 0.827 -2.1%
1998 0.826 -0.1%
1999 0.819 -0.8%
2000 0.82 +0.1%
2001 0.822 +0.2%
2002 0.822 +0.0%
2003 0.822 +0.0%
2004 0.822 +0.0%
2005 0.822 +0.0%
2006 0.822 +0.0%
2007 0.822 +0.0%
2008 0.822 +0.0%
2009 0.817 -0.6%
2010 0.808 -1.1%
2011 0.808 +0.0%
2012 0.794 -1.7%
2013 0.785 -1.1%
2014 0.766 -2.4%
2015 0.708 -7.6%
2016 0.644 -9.0%
2017 0.636 -1.2%
2018 0.594 -6.6%
2019 0.536 -9.8%
2020 0.443 -17.4%
2021 0.255 -42.4%
2022 0.216 -15.3%
2023 0.195 -9.7%
2024 0.188 -3.6%
2025 0.178 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.47 0.47 0.47 10
1910s 0.47 0.47 0.47 10
1920s 0.4732 0.47 0.474 10
1930s 0.5228 0.474 0.535 10
1940s 0.5021 0.406 0.586 10
1950s 0.5811 0.576 0.582 10
1960s 0.578 0.564 0.584 10
1970s 0.594 0.594 0.594 10
1980s 0.6747 0.633 0.746 10
1990s 0.8218 0.746 0.848 10
2000s 0.8213 0.817 0.822 10
2010s 0.7079 0.536 0.808 10
2020s 0.2458 0.178 0.443 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 144 Venezuela 0.224 compare
  2. 145 Palestine 0.216 compare
  3. 146 Cambodia 0.195 compare
  4. 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.167 compare
  5. 149 Egypt 0.159 compare
  6. 149 Syria 0.159 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Hong Kong?
Freedom of association index in Hong Kong was 0.178 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 1993.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.178 in 2025.
How does Hong Kong rank for freedom of association index?
Hong Kong ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Freedom of association index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
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