Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 11.3 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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 68.9% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 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 31.6% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 12.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Indonesia, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 26.7% more likely to be murdered
Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 8.2 times more home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 4.4 times more electricity
Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 60.3% more CO2
Indonesia emits 2.9 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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