Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 20.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
make 82.0% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 43.5% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
use 34.0% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 29.1% more CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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