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description: "Hong Kong politics: ranks #124 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 14.2/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: Politics & Democracy

By V-Dem's measure, no — Hong Kong scores 14.2 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#124 of 179

Score (0–100)

14.2

10-year change

−16.1

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## Democracy trend

Hong Kong — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 14.2 in 2025.

## Frequently asked questions

Is Hong Kong a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no — Hong Kong scores 14.2 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #124 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Hong Kong improving or declining?

Hong Kong's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 16.1 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 14.2 in 2025 (1-year change: 0.0).

## More on Hong Kong

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/hong-kong)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/hong-kong/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/hong-kong)

- [Hong Kong's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/hong-kong)
- [Where Hong Kong ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.