Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 52.4% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
have 69.4% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.8% more 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Croatia, about 83.6% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 76.3% more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 26.5% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 29.5% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Croatia: At a glance
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