Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 56.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 31.6% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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 22.2% fewer children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 26.7% more home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 23.8% more electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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