Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 49.4% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 16.9% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 44.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 178.8 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 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 Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.