Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 9.4 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 74.0% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% less on education
Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 26.6% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 67.2% less likely to be murdered
Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 3.5 times more electricity
Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.6% more CO2
Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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