Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 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 13.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 69.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 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 70.8% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 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 13.0% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 65.0% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.6 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 22.5% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 75.3% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 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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