Social Development in Hong Kong 95 indicators covering social development for Hong Kong. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 236 2025 up 116.5% 138th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 2025 up 642.4% 134th Political Rights Rating 6 2025 up 20.0% 44th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 2025 up 20.0% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 621.9% 143rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 245 2025 up 642.4% 134th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 110.5% 144th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 56.8% 160th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -9.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 71.0% 140th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 236 2025 up 116.5% 138th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 93.5% 105th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 437.5% 159th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.614 2025 down 28.5% 111th Liberal Democracy Index 0.142 2025 down 53.1% 121st Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 2025 down 56.2% 154th Freedom of Association Index 0.178 2025 down 74.9% 147th Freedom of Expression Index 0.227 2025 down 70.6% 145th Participatory Democracy Index 0.049 2025 down 61.7% 163rd Varieties of democracy 0.151 2025 down 56.2% 154th Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.614 2025 down 28.5% 111th Key features of human rights 0.614 2025 down 28.5% 111th Key features of electoral democracy 0.151 2025 down 56.2% 154th Key features of liberal democracy 0.142 2025 down 53.1% 121st Executive Corruption Index 0.123 2025 down 31.3% 138th Judicial Corruption Score 3.11 2025 down 10.3% 5th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.09 2025 unchanged 149th Key features of democracy 0.151 2025 down 56.2% 154th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.3% 140th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.142 2025 down 53.1% 121st Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.3% 140th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.8078 % change on previous year 2025 up 52.9% 119th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.3% 140th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 2025 down 56.2% 153rd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.219 2025 down 27.7% 111th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.057 2025 down 79.6% 159th Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms -0.024 2025 down 101.4% 108th Media Corruption Score 0.929 2025 down 52.7% 70th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.237 2025 down 56.5% 135th Legislative Corruption Score 1.21 2025 down 17.1% 31st Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.3% 155th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 66.1% 151st Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.3% 155th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.3% 155th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 10th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.2867 units per square kilometre 2023 up 166.4% 62nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.3333 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1,358.3% 35th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 415 2025 up 418.8% 131st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 404.4% 144th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 275.6% 157th Political Rights Score 9 2025 down 43.8% 142nd Freedom Score 41 2025 down 34.9% 128th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 2025 down 100.0% 158th Page 1 of 2 Next →