Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 10.8% more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 21.6% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 89.8% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 92.1% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 92.3% more electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 22.4% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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