Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 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
be 73.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 47.5% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
have 24.6% fewer children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 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 17.0% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.2% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 44.9% less likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
use 22.4% more electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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