Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 44.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 14.9% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 55.6% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 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 26.9% less on education
New Zealand spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 74.0% less likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 20.4% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.5% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 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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