Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Malta, 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
make 18.9% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 36.4% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 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 19.1% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 32.1% less likely to be murdered
Malta 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
use 26.8% more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 44.7% more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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