Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Gibraltar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gibraltar, that number is 1.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 80.3% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gibraltar, there are 13.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gibraltar, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Gibraltar, that number is 12 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gibraltar: At a glance
How big is Gibraltar compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.