Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 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 7.1 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 66.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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 39.7% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 8.1 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 51.2% more on education
Thailand spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 77.2% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Thailand has 14.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.1 times more electricity
Thailand uses 2,965 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 16.2% more CO2
Thailand emits 4.0 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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