Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.614 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.614
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
111th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.919
in 1993
All-time low
0.612
in 2023
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.614.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.919 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.612, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong, China 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.759 | — |
| 1947 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.762 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.757 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.762 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.78 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.765 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.79 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.795 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.812 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.821 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.831 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.875 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.876 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.877 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.879 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.883 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.885 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.894 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.911 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.918 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.902 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.903 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.904 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.905 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.904 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.901 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.903 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.899 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.888 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.883 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.874 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.859 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.851 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.848 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.833 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.738 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.693 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.625 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.63 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.612 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.619 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.614 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.759 | 0.759 | 0.759 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.7615 | 0.757 | 0.762 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.779 | 0.765 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8167 | 0.812 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8802 | 0.875 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9132 | 0.902 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9043 | 0.901 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8572 | 0.738 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6322 | 0.612 | 0.693 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,914 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 3,347 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.4813 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 26,122 current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,840 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Hong Kong, China was 0.614 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.919 in 1993.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.612 in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.