Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Chile, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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.

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Economy

be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 3.2 times more money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 56.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 5.8 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.

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have 43.8% fewer children

In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.4% less on education

Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 88.6% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Safety

be 94.0% less likely to be murdered

Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 69.7% more home broadband

Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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use 45.4% more electricity

Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 16.8% more CO2

Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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