Legislative Corruption Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Legislative Corruption Score was 1.21 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in Hong Kong, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.21 for legislative corruption score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Hong Kong peaked at 1.51 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2022.
That places Hong Kong 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.4 | 6 |
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- Key features of democracy 0.151 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.227 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.178 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.049 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.142 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.151 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Hong Kong?
- Legislative corruption score in Hong Kong was 1.21 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1900.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for legislative corruption score?
- Hong Kong ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.