Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Latvia, you would:

Health

live 9.0 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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.

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Economy

be 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 2.2 times more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 15.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.

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have 29.0% fewer children

In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 11.8% less on education

Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 47.2% more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Safety

be 84.8% less likely to be murdered

Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 56.4% more home broadband

Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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use 68.8% more electricity

Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 26.0% more CO2

Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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