Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 31.0% less 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 17.2% fewer children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 72.7% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
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