Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 22.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.
have 59.2% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 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 37.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 25.9% more home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 56.0% less CO2
Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Greenland vs. Hong Kong
Hong Kong: At a glance
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