Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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 66.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% 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
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 69.1% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.3% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 70.6% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 96.8% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.3 times more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.9% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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