Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.2 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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be 10.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.

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Life

have 3.8 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 55.6% more on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 62.8% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.

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Safety

be 4.3 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

use 13.0% more electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.

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find 27.5% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 25.4% more CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2014–2016). How we calculate this

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Israel: At a glance

Israel is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 21,497 sq km. Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Nonetheless, an Israeli state was declared in 1948 and the Israelis subsequently defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords"), enshrining the idea of a two-state solution to their conflict and guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. Progress toward a permanent status agreement with the Palestinians was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between 2001 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Direct talks with the Palestinians launched in September 2010 collapsed following the expiration of Israel's 10-month partial settlement construction moratorium in the West Bank. In November 2012, Israel engaged in a seven-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition government in March 2013 following general elections in January 2013. Direct talks with the Palestinians resumed in July 2013 and but were suspended in late April 2014.
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