Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Jersey, approximately 3.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 35.2% fewer children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Jersey, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.5 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
How big is Hong Kong compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.