Governance at a glance
- Government
- Devolution
- UN member
- No
- Independent
- No
- CPI score (2026)
- 76/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 39.9/100 #140
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.151
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Devolution
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive of Hong Kong | John Lee Ka-chiu |
| Chief Secretary for Administration | Eric Chan |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.4/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
70th pct
Rule of law (2023)
88th pct
Corruption control (2023)
93th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
93th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
94th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
37th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 76 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.151
- Liberal
- 0.142
- Participatory
- 0.049
- Deliberative
- 0.057
- Egalitarian
- 0.219
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 39.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #140 / 180
- Rank change
- -5 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #146
- 27.4
- Economic #74
- 44.8
- Legal #149
- 36.8
- Social #128
- 46.7
- Safety #135
- 43.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.9 | 140 | 27.4 | 44.8 | 36.8 | 46.7 | 43.7 |
| 2024 | 43.1 | 135 | 34.7 | 45.9 | 39.3 | 47.7 | 47.7 |
| 2023 | 44.9 | 140 | 40.4 | 45.9 | 38.3 | 56.5 | 43.2 |
| 2022 | 41.6 | 148 | 40.5 | 35.9 | 42.6 | 57.5 | 31.8 |
| 2021 | 69.6 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 70.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 69.6 |
| 2019 | 70.4 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 71.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2017 | 70.5 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2016 | 71.5 | 69 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2015 | 72.2 | 70 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2014 | 73.5 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.8 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 17.0 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 9.8 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 20.0 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 14.0 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 8.3 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |