Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 7.5 years longer

In Colombia, 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.

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Economy

be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 8.3% 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 6.7 times more money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 75.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 10.5 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 63.0% fewer children

In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 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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Basic Needs

be 20.7% more likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 77.2% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Safety

be 98.5% less likely to be murdered

Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 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 2.3 times more home broadband

Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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use 4.1 times more electricity

Colombia uses 1,551 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 2.6 times more CO2

Colombia emits 1.8 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 (2023–2025), 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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