Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Canada, 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 59.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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 44.9% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 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 21.3% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 80.8% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 54.9% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.2% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 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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