Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 19.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 73.7% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.8% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 76.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 38.0% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 11.5% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 20.3% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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. How we calculate this
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