Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.0 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.

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make 69.2% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.

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Life

have 71.4% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 60.8% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 51.4 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.

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Safety

be 17.8 times more likely to be murdered

Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 14.6% more electricity

Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.

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find 32.6% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 3.0 times more CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Russia: At a glance

Russia is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 16,377,742 sq km. Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Since then, Russia has shifted its post-Soviet democratic ambitions in favor of a centralized semi-authoritarian state in which the leadership seeks to legitimize its rule through managed national elections, populist appeals by President PUTIN, and continued economic growth. Russia has severely disabled a Chechen rebel movement, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus.
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