Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Illinois instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Illinois, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 22.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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