Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 16.2% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 83.1% more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 25.6% fewer children
In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 44.4% less coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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