Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gibraltar, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.

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Life

be 59.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

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have 59.9% fewer children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 61.1 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Infrastructure

use 26.8% more electricity

Gibraltar uses 5,017 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.

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find 34.0% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 71.5% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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