Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1972.
That places Hong Kong, China 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3 | — |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.12 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1997.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1972.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.