Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 13.0 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 10.5 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 80.8% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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 17.5% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 12.6 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 4.6 times more electricity
Iraq uses 1,377 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 11.2% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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