Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Cyprus, 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 43.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 36.4% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 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 Cyprus, 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 53.4% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 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 19.6% less on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 13.1% more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 53.7% less likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 65.5% more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 14.8% less CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 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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