Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 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 26.8% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.
be 88.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 56.6% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 46.9% more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.