Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 74.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 12.7 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 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 69.3% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 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 18.8% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 83.0% less likely to be murdered
Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 5.5 times more home broadband
Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 6.5 times more electricity
Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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