Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 47.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 99.6% more money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 51.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 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 42.4% fewer children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 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 18.2% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 66.1% less likely to be murdered
Slovakia 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 19.1% more home broadband
Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 36.0% more electricity
Slovakia uses 4,675 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 16.5% less CO2
Slovakia emits 5.5 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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