Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 11.2 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 84.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 63.5% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 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 13.8% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 84.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.8% more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 78.7% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 69.8% more home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Vietnam uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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