Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 39.5% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 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 27.3% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.3% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 58.2% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 11.7% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 33.7% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 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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