Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guernsey, you would:
Economy
make 22.7% more money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.
be 34.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 24.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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 21.6% fewer children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 14.7 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 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
How big is Hong Kong compared to Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.