Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 12.8 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 75.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 53.9 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 78.8% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 5.9 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 7.4 times more electricity
Syria uses 854 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 3.6 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 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 (2014–2022). How we calculate this
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