Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 12.0 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 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
make 3.2 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 31.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 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 41.7% fewer children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 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 98.1% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 94.4% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 48.4% more home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 12.7% less electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 67.1% less CO2
Russia emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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