Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 42.3% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 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 33.8% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 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 74.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 5.4 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 44.8% more home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 34.8% less electricity
Singapore uses 9,750 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 52.8% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 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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Hong Kong: At a glance
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