Political Rights Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Political Rights Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Hong Kong, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Hong Kong stood at 9. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Hong Kong peaked at 17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.25 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More social development data for Hong Kong
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 236 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Hong Kong?
- Political rights score in Hong Kong was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong rank for political rights score?
- Hong Kong ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.