Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 6.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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make 39.6% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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Life

be 41.2% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 44.9% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 36.7% more on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 5.2 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 12.2% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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use 16.7% less electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 68.7% more CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Moving from Hong Kong to Estonia · UN DESA 2010
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Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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