Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Montenegro, 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 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.8 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 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 56.2% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 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 2.5 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 51.9% less likely to be murdered
Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 24.6% more home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 39.3% more electricity
Montenegro uses 4,564 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. 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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