Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 60.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.7 times more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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 46.7% fewer children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 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 12.1% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 71.0% less likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 20.7% more home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 24.9% more electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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