Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 31.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 12.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 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 54.2% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 55.3% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 10.4% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 35.1% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.4% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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