Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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Life

be 24.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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 49.5% fewer children

In Guernsey, 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.

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Basic Needs

be 10.6% more likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 14.7 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

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Guernsey is about 14 times smaller than Hong Kong.
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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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