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Largest religious group: Religiously Unaffiliated. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Hong Kong SAR, China

Against high income countries, Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 3rd of 72 on education and 51st of 58 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Hong Kong SAR, China with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Hong Kong SAR, China reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.54126 of 17951 of 58moderate +0.53
Education score 2024+1.343 of 1993 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.0859 of 11043 of 49high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+1.5724 of 21023 of 80proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024+0.6531 of 21310 of 83moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+1.117 of 1957 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Hong Kong SAR, China, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Homicide rate0.376per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance16.1%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important10.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer18.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions53.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated71.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share18.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.268%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.9%% of households2016no agreed direction
One-person households18.3%% of households2016no agreed direction
Women in a union49.8%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)6.33marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age46.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing32.9years2023no agreed direction
Population7,498,900people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.335%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization100%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+23.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1410.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate0.841births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate4.9per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration17,863people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population41.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate16.5%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.955index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.839index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$68,725international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$75,243international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$46,450US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.49%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation1.44%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness397%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows30.8%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption12.6%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture0.182%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths540PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading500PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science520PISA points2022higher is better
Expected schooling16.9years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.3years2023higher is better
Education spending3.81%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment103%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment107%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment120%% gross2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary1.4%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio13.3pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers5,874per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita4.6t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Agricultural land3.81%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land42%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Development Index0.976ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.801index (0-1)2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index74index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share40.6%% of prisoners2023higher is worse
Refugees originating3.24per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.151index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.142index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.049index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.286index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.085index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.227index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.178index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.231index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.4index (0-1)2025higher is better
Control of corruption1.57index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.921index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.64index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.74index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.321index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.631index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy85.4years2024higher is better
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation94.8%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility1.15births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence66per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Undernourishment3.1%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users95.8%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions365per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband40.3per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment2.8%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation51.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation62.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study5.95%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment5.76%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust36.4%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness80.6%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.57score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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