World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Hong Kong fits inside the median country 100 times.
Hong Kong: 1,110 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Hong Kong’s coastline is 67% longer than the median country’s.
Hong Kong: 733 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,377 m above Hong Kong’s.
Hong Kong: 958 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Hong Kong has 1% more people than the median country.
Hong Kong: 7.5 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Hong Kong is 73 times as densely populated as the median country.
Hong Kong: 7,142 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Hong Kong are 1.3 cm taller than in the median country.
Hong Kong: 174.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Hong Kong and the median country are practically level.
Hong Kong: 160.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Hong Kong is 15 years older than in the median country.
Hong Kong: 46.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 1.1 more children on average than in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 0.84 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Hong Kong are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Hong Kong: 23.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Hong Kong and the median country are practically level.
Hong Kong: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Hong Kong has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Hong Kong: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Hong Kong’s economy is 9.4 times the size of the median country’s.
Hong Kong: $427 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Hong Kong produces 3.8 times as much per person as the median country.
Hong Kong: Int$80,423 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.8% in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 2.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Hong Kong’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× the median country’s.
Hong Kong: 71% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Hong Kong live 11 years longer than in the median country.
Hong Kong: 85.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 5.57 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 51% more alcohol than in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 2.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Hong Kong has 91% more meat per person than the median country.
Hong Kong: 107.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 110 kcal more food per person per day than Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 2,828 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Hong Kong put in 266 more hours a year than in the median country.
Hong Kong: 2,240 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Hong Kong went to school 2.4 years longer than in the median country.
Hong Kong: 12.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Hong Kong welcomed 8.5 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Hong Kong: 2.92 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Hong Kong are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Hong Kong: 96% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Hong Kong and the median country are practically level.
Hong Kong: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Hong Kong live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Hong Kong: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Hong Kong has 365 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Hong Kong: 365 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 9.3 times as long as Hong Kong’s.
Hong Kong: 230 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Hong Kong fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Hong Kong: 3.43 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Hong Kong emits 50% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Hong Kong: 4.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.0% in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 5% more fine dust than in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: 0.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Hong Kong: no data · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Hong Kong is on average 0.6 °C warmer than the median country.
Hong Kong: 23.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Hong Kong gets 86% more rain than the median country.
Hong Kong: 1,890 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Hong Kong bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Hong Kong fits inside the median country 100 times.
Which has more people, Hong Kong or the median country?
Hong Kong has 1% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Hong Kong or the median country?
People in Hong Kong live 11 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 85.4 years in Hong Kong and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Hong Kong or the median country?
Men in Hong Kong are 1.3 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
