Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 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
be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 39.8% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 27.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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 49.5% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 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 29.8% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 47.2% less likely to be murdered
Norway 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.
Infrastructure
find 10.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 73.1% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 35.9% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 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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