Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lebanon, that number is 11.0% as of 2023.
make 92.1% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
have 3.3 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 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 Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.8% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lebanon, about 80.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.0% less on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.3% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 5.9 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 81.9% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
use 84.7% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Lebanon uses 975 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 58.7% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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