Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 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 67.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 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 47.3% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 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 48.0% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 77.2% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 67.0% less likely to be murdered
Sweden 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
use 48.0% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 28.9% more CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 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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