Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 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 Croatia, 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 41.0% fewer children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 43.3% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 36.0% more home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 41.8% more electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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