Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Idaho instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Idaho, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 10.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Idaho, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 23.8% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Idaho, the GDP per capita is $49,054 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
