Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Portugal, that number is 6.2% as of 2025.
make 43.7% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.2% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
Safety
be 89.5% more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 12.3% more home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.
use 16.8% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Portugal uses 5,294 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 27.8% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Portugal: At a glance
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