Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 70.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 34.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 37.2% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 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 40.3% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 41.4% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 61.2% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 10.4% more home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 57.1% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 17.0% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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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Hong Kong: At a glance
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