Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 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 21.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 21.4% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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 48.5% fewer children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 30.2% more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 5.4 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 68.1% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 90.3% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 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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