Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 16.5% more money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $50,200 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 79.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 44.1% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 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 48.7% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 72.2% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
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