Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of India, you would:
Health
live 13.2 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 33.6% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 21.1 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.1% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 69.3% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.5% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 86.5% less likely to be murdered
India has a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 12.8 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 5.4 times more electricity
India uses 1,182 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
India emits 2.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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