Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 67.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 25.8% fewer children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 54.8% less likely to be murdered
Greece 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 35.7% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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