Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 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 53.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 2.5 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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 34.7% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 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 16.2% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 65.8% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 12.5% more home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.7% more CO2
Romania emits 3.7 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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