Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, 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 46.7% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 9.2 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 39.3% less on education
Belgium spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 11.0 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 64.8% less likely to be murdered
Belgium has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 10.4% less electricity
Belgium uses 7,099 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 37.1% less CO2
Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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