Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 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 27.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 22.7% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 46.7% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 9.2 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 26.4% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 62.5% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 44.9% less likely to be murdered
Netherlands has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 30.3% less CO2
Netherlands emits 6.6 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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