Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of China, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 39.4% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 4.1 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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 27.6% fewer children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 24.0% less likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 14.7% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 50.6% less CO2
China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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