Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of France, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 62.9% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 16.3% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 49.5% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 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 28.4% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 84.9% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 71.6% less likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 17.7% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 15.0% more CO2
France emits 4.0 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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