Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 13.0 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 26.1% more likely to be unemployed

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

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make 94.6% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

have 4.0 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.8 times 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 79.3% more on education

Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 80.6% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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use 67.5% less electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 67.6% less CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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