Hong Kong vs Singapore

Hong Kong (Asia) and Singapore (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Hong Kong Singapore World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 1960 Hong Kong: 426.77 Singapore: 428.06 World: 452.65 1961 Hong Kong: 436.75 Singapore: 449.15 World: 471.93 1962 Hong Kong: 487.82 Singapore: 472.08 World: 496.11 1963 Hong Kong: 565.73 Singapore: 511.2 World: 525.19 1964 Hong Kong: 629.59 Singapore: 485.53 World: 563.85 1965 Hong Kong: 676.81 Singapore: 516.53 World: 601.89 1966 Hong Kong: 685.93 Singapore: 566.8 World: 638.97 1967 Hong Kong: 723.24 Singapore: 626.03 World: 664.4 1968 Hong Kong: 714.48 Singapore: 708.6 World: 703.46 1969 Hong Kong: 825.52 Singapore: 812.68 World: 761.11 1970 Hong Kong: 960.03 Singapore: 925.8 World: 817.68 1971 Hong Kong: 1,106.47 Singapore: 1,071.41 World: 884.88 1972 Hong Kong: 1,384.73 Singapore: 1,264.38 World: 1,002 1973 Hong Kong: 1,893.18 Singapore: 1,685.46 World: 1,201.53 1974 Hong Kong: 2,144.62 Singapore: 2,341.71 World: 1,362.19 1975 Hong Kong: 2,252.13 Singapore: 2,489.91 World: 1,488.94 1976 Hong Kong: 2,850.01 Singapore: 2,758.94 World: 1,589.73 1977 Hong Kong: 3,429.42 Singapore: 2,846.34 World: 1,766.28 1978 Hong Kong: 3,923.97 Singapore: 3,193.91 World: 2,055.49 1979 Hong Kong: 4,569.48 Singapore: 3,900.53 World: 2,335.19 1980 Hong Kong: 5,700.43 Singapore: 4,928.14 World: 2,587.01 1981 Hong Kong: 5,991.28 Singapore: 5,596.59 World: 2,628.62 1982 Hong Kong: 6,133.77 Singapore: 6,077.63 World: 2,554.08 1983 Hong Kong: 5,595.26 Singapore: 6,633.24 World: 2,561.17 1984 Hong Kong: 6,208.23 Singapore: 7,228.32 World: 2,614.33 1985 Hong Kong: 6,542.97 Singapore: 7,001.77 World: 2,690.59 1986 Hong Kong: 7,435 Singapore: 6,799.93 World: 3,118.57 1987 Hong Kong: 9,071.39 Singapore: 7,539.03 World: 3,487.88 1988 Hong Kong: 10,609.75 Singapore: 8,914.44 World: 3,829.99 1989 Hong Kong: 12,097.75 Singapore: 10,394.54 World: 3,930.51 1990 Hong Kong: 13,485.63 Singapore: 11,861.76 World: 4,338.94 1991 Hong Kong: 15,465.92 Singapore: 14,502.38 World: 4,453.9 1992 Hong Kong: 17,976.47 Singapore: 16,136.24 World: 4,679.98 1993 Hong Kong: 20,395.56 Singapore: 18,290.13 World: 4,685.3 1994 Hong Kong: 22,502.53 Singapore: 21,552.41 World: 4,967.01 1995 Hong Kong: 23,497.39 Singapore: 24,914.85 World: 5,463.2 1996 Hong Kong: 24,818.3 Singapore: 26,232.87 World: 5,507.22 1997 Hong Kong: 27,330.09 Singapore: 26,375.87 World: 5,408.57 1998 Hong Kong: 25,808.86 Singapore: 21,829.27 World: 5,302.34 1999 Hong Kong: 25,091.67 Singapore: 21,796.64 World: 5,401.23 2000 Hong Kong: 25,756.77 Singapore: 23,852.84 World: 5,512.56 2001 Hong Kong: 25,230.38 Singapore: 21,699.74 World: 5,404.2 2002 Hong Kong: 24,665.84 Singapore: 22,159.84 World: 5,539.32 2003 Hong Kong: 23,977.17 Singapore: 23,730.38 World: 6,129.87 2004 Hong Kong: 24,928.1 Singapore: 27,608.08 World: 6,818 2005 Hong Kong: 26,649.64 Singapore: 29,961.32 World: 7,290.57 2006 Hong Kong: 28,224.1 Singapore: 33,768.45 World: 7,803.19 2007 Hong Kong: 30,593.95 Singapore: 39,432.89 World: 8,685.33 2008 Hong Kong: 31,515.53 Singapore: 40,008.57 World: 9,425.74 2009 Hong Kong: 30,697.54 Singapore: 38,926.81 World: 8,827.04 2010 Hong Kong: 32,550.14 Singapore: 47,236.68 World: 9,555.07 2011 Hong Kong: 35,142.49 Singapore: 53,891.46 World: 10,496.93 2012 Hong Kong: 36,730.8 Singapore: 55,547.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Hong Kong: 38,403.78 Singapore: 56,967.43 World: 10,759.35 2014 Hong Kong: 40,315.37 Singapore: 57,564.8 World: 10,912.24 2015 Hong Kong: 42,432.16 Singapore: 55,645.61 World: 10,191.98 2016 Hong Kong: 43,734.2 Singapore: 57,204.03 World: 10,239.47 2017 Hong Kong: 46,160.43 Singapore: 61,436.13 World: 10,784.4 2018 Hong Kong: 48,537.57 Singapore: 67,032.82 World: 11,344.73 2019 Hong Kong: 48,359 Singapore: 66,068.7 World: 11,417.6 2020 Hong Kong: 46,109.23 Singapore: 61,772.5 World: 10,999.49 2021 Hong Kong: 49,770.56 Singapore: 80,884.86 World: 12,472.91 2022 Hong Kong: 48,825.03 Singapore: 91,227.7 World: 12,876.24 2023 Hong Kong: 50,525.11 Singapore: 86,382.59 World: 13,313.86 2024 Hong Kong: 54,274.75 Singapore: 94,896.56 World: 13,717.09 2025 Hong Kong: 56,983.07 Singapore: 98,813.98 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Hong Kong Singapore World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Hong Kong: 65.7 Singapore: 65.56 World: 50.94 1961 Hong Kong: 66.44 Singapore: 65.96 World: 52.8 1962 Hong Kong: 66.91 Singapore: 66.37 World: 55.29 1963 Hong Kong: 67.65 Singapore: 66.78 World: 55.65 1964 Hong Kong: 68.22 Singapore: 67 World: 56.1 1965 Hong Kong: 68.87 Singapore: 67.23 World: 55.93 1966 Hong Kong: 69.27 Singapore: 67.55 World: 56.45 1967 Hong Kong: 69.83 Singapore: 67.65 World: 56.9 1968 Hong Kong: 70.22 Singapore: 67.98 World: 57.34 1969 Hong Kong: 70.63 Singapore: 68.33 World: 57.68 1970 Hong Kong: 70.93 Singapore: 68.72 World: 57.94 1971 Hong Kong: 71.47 Singapore: 69 World: 58.02 1972 Hong Kong: 71.45 Singapore: 69.16 World: 58.84 1973 Hong Kong: 72.09 Singapore: 69.53 World: 59.3 1974 Hong Kong: 72.6 Singapore: 69.89 World: 59.7 1975 Hong Kong: 73.36 Singapore: 70.41 World: 60.13 1976 Hong Kong: 72.79 Singapore: 70.75 World: 60.45 1977 Hong Kong: 73.35 Singapore: 71.03 World: 61.04 1978 Hong Kong: 73.54 Singapore: 71.28 World: 61.39 1979 Hong Kong: 73.66 Singapore: 71.46 World: 61.84 1980 Hong Kong: 74.65 Singapore: 72.19 World: 62.15 1981 Hong Kong: 75.35 Singapore: 72.59 World: 62.52 1982 Hong Kong: 75.44 Singapore: 72.69 World: 62.87 1983 Hong Kong: 75.29 Singapore: 73.04 World: 63.13 1984 Hong Kong: 76.01 Singapore: 73.29 World: 63.44 1985 Hong Kong: 76.43 Singapore: 73.89 World: 63.73 1986 Hong Kong: 76.68 Singapore: 74.25 World: 64.12 1987 Hong Kong: 76.9 Singapore: 74.55 World: 64.46 1988 Hong Kong: 77.08 Singapore: 74.7 World: 64.67 1989 Hong Kong: 77.03 Singapore: 74.95 World: 64.96 1990 Hong Kong: 77.37 Singapore: 75.3 World: 65.11 1991 Hong Kong: 77.87 Singapore: 75.65 World: 65.3 1992 Hong Kong: 77.67 Singapore: 75.95 World: 65.55 1993 Hong Kong: 78.02 Singapore: 76.05 World: 65.74 1994 Hong Kong: 78.54 Singapore: 76.2 World: 65.96 1995 Hong Kong: 78.68 Singapore: 76.3 World: 66.2 1996 Hong Kong: 79.63 Singapore: 76.6 World: 66.52 1997 Hong Kong: 80.11 Singapore: 76.9 World: 66.83 1998 Hong Kong: 80.11 Singapore: 77.3 World: 67.07 1999 Hong Kong: 80.37 Singapore: 77.55 World: 67.31 2000 Hong Kong: 80.87 Singapore: 77.95 World: 67.65 2001 Hong Kong: 81.42 Singapore: 78.25 World: 67.95 2002 Hong Kong: 81.45 Singapore: 78.55 World: 68.23 2003 Hong Kong: 81.34 Singapore: 79.04 World: 68.52 2004 Hong Kong: 81.8 Singapore: 79.49 World: 68.77 2005 Hong Kong: 81.61 Singapore: 79.99 World: 69.11 2006 Hong Kong: 82.38 Singapore: 80.14 World: 69.47 2007 Hong Kong: 82.37 Singapore: 80.44 World: 69.81 2008 Hong Kong: 82.34 Singapore: 80.79 World: 70 2009 Hong Kong: 82.78 Singapore: 81.24 World: 70.38 2010 Hong Kong: 82.96 Singapore: 81.54 World: 70.68 2011 Hong Kong: 83.41 Singapore: 81.74 World: 70.97 2012 Hong Kong: 83.45 Singapore: 82 World: 71.26 2013 Hong Kong: 83.83 Singapore: 82.25 World: 71.53 2014 Hong Kong: 83.94 Singapore: 82.5 World: 71.78 2015 Hong Kong: 84.25 Singapore: 82.74 World: 71.97 2016 Hong Kong: 84.21 Singapore: 82.85 World: 72.19 2017 Hong Kong: 84.7 Singapore: 83.1 World: 72.37 2018 Hong Kong: 84.87 Singapore: 83.3 World: 72.64 2019 Hong Kong: 85.16 Singapore: 83.6 World: 72.87 2020 Hong Kong: 85.5 Singapore: 83.54 World: 72.18 2021 Hong Kong: 85.53 Singapore: 83.09 World: 71.22 2022 Hong Kong: 83.66 Singapore: 82.9 World: 72.97 2023 Hong Kong: 85.25 Singapore: 83.1 World: 73.33 2024 Hong Kong: 85.39 Singapore: 83.35 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Hong Kong Singapore World

0 2 4 6 1960 Hong Kong: 5.09 Singapore: 5.76 World: 4.69 1961 Hong Kong: 5.17 Singapore: 5.41 World: 4.56 1962 Hong Kong: 5.18 Singapore: 5.21 World: 5.02 1963 Hong Kong: 5.15 Singapore: 5.16 World: 5.31 1964 Hong Kong: 5.09 Singapore: 4.97 World: 5.13 1965 Hong Kong: 4.92 Singapore: 4.66 World: 5.08 1966 Hong Kong: 4.46 Singapore: 4.46 World: 4.97 1967 Hong Kong: 4.12 Singapore: 3.91 World: 4.87 1968 Hong Kong: 3.78 Singapore: 3.53 World: 4.98 1969 Hong Kong: 3.6 Singapore: 3.22 World: 4.88 1970 Hong Kong: 3.39 Singapore: 3.07 World: 4.84 1971 Hong Kong: 3.46 Singapore: 3.02 World: 4.69 1972 Hong Kong: 3.32 Singapore: 3.04 World: 4.55 1973 Hong Kong: 3.18 Singapore: 2.79 World: 4.42 1974 Hong Kong: 2.97 Singapore: 2.35 World: 4.26 1975 Hong Kong: 2.67 Singapore: 2.07 World: 4.07 1976 Hong Kong: 2.48 Singapore: 2.11 World: 3.97 1977 Hong Kong: 2.38 Singapore: 1.82 World: 3.84 1978 Hong Kong: 2.27 Singapore: 1.79 World: 3.77 1979 Hong Kong: 2.12 Singapore: 1.79 World: 3.76 1980 Hong Kong: 2.05 Singapore: 1.82 World: 3.73 1981 Hong Kong: 1.93 Singapore: 1.78 World: 3.71 1982 Hong Kong: 1.86 Singapore: 1.74 World: 3.72 1983 Hong Kong: 1.72 Singapore: 1.61 World: 3.59 1984 Hong Kong: 1.56 Singapore: 1.62 World: 3.57 1985 Hong Kong: 1.49 Singapore: 1.61 World: 3.53 1986 Hong Kong: 1.37 Singapore: 1.43 World: 3.51 1987 Hong Kong: 1.31 Singapore: 1.62 World: 3.48 1988 Hong Kong: 1.4 Singapore: 1.96 World: 3.39 1989 Hong Kong: 1.3 Singapore: 1.75 World: 3.35 1990 Hong Kong: 1.27 Singapore: 1.83 World: 3.31 1991 Hong Kong: 1.28 Singapore: 1.73 World: 3.13 1992 Hong Kong: 1.35 Singapore: 1.72 World: 3.04 1993 Hong Kong: 1.34 Singapore: 1.74 World: 2.97 1994 Hong Kong: 1.36 Singapore: 1.71 World: 2.92 1995 Hong Kong: 1.3 Singapore: 1.67 World: 2.87 1996 Hong Kong: 1.19 Singapore: 1.66 World: 2.82 1997 Hong Kong: 1.13 Singapore: 1.61 World: 2.78 1998 Hong Kong: 1.02 Singapore: 1.48 World: 2.75 1999 Hong Kong: 0.98 Singapore: 1.47 World: 2.72 2000 Hong Kong: 1.03 Singapore: 1.6 World: 2.73 2001 Hong Kong: 0.93 Singapore: 1.41 World: 2.69 2002 Hong Kong: 0.94 Singapore: 1.37 World: 2.66 2003 Hong Kong: 0.9 Singapore: 1.27 World: 2.64 2004 Hong Kong: 0.92 Singapore: 1.26 World: 2.63 2005 Hong Kong: 0.96 Singapore: 1.26 World: 2.61 2006 Hong Kong: 0.98 Singapore: 1.28 World: 2.61 2007 Hong Kong: 1.03 Singapore: 1.29 World: 2.6 2008 Hong Kong: 1.06 Singapore: 1.28 World: 2.6 2009 Hong Kong: 1.06 Singapore: 1.22 World: 2.59 2010 Hong Kong: 1.13 Singapore: 1.15 World: 2.57 2011 Hong Kong: 1.2 Singapore: 1.2 World: 2.55 2012 Hong Kong: 1.29 Singapore: 1.29 World: 2.56 2013 Hong Kong: 1.13 Singapore: 1.19 World: 2.53 2014 Hong Kong: 1.24 Singapore: 1.25 World: 2.52 2015 Hong Kong: 1.2 Singapore: 1.24 World: 2.49 2016 Hong Kong: 1.21 Singapore: 1.2 World: 2.49 2017 Hong Kong: 1.13 Singapore: 1.16 World: 2.46 2018 Hong Kong: 1.08 Singapore: 1.14 World: 2.39 2019 Hong Kong: 1.06 Singapore: 1.14 World: 2.35 2020 Hong Kong: 0.88 Singapore: 1.1 World: 2.28 2021 Hong Kong: 0.77 Singapore: 1.12 World: 2.25 2022 Hong Kong: 0.7 Singapore: 1.04 World: 2.22 2023 Hong Kong: 0.75 Singapore: 0.97 World: 2.2 2024 Hong Kong: 0.84 Singapore: 0.97 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Hong Kong Singapore World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Hong Kong: 1.8 Singapore: 2.18 World: 5.12 1992 Hong Kong: 1.96 Singapore: 3.09 World: 5.28 1993 Hong Kong: 1.96 Singapore: 3.07 World: 5.54 1994 Hong Kong: 1.9 Singapore: 3.03 World: 5.79 1995 Hong Kong: 3.22 Singapore: 3.3 World: 5.92 1996 Hong Kong: 2.83 Singapore: 3.57 World: 5.98 1997 Hong Kong: 2.22 Singapore: 2.5 World: 6.01 1998 Hong Kong: 4.58 Singapore: 3.41 World: 6.16 1999 Hong Kong: 6.25 Singapore: 4.85 World: 6.28 2000 Hong Kong: 4.92 Singapore: 3.7 World: 6.11 2001 Hong Kong: 5.09 Singapore: 3.76 World: 6.19 2002 Hong Kong: 7.28 Singapore: 5.65 World: 6.41 2003 Hong Kong: 7.86 Singapore: 5.93 World: 6.48 2004 Hong Kong: 6.74 Singapore: 5.84 World: 6.33 2005 Hong Kong: 5.58 Singapore: 5.59 World: 6.22 2006 Hong Kong: 4.77 Singapore: 4.48 World: 5.97 2007 Hong Kong: 4.01 Singapore: 3.9 World: 5.77 2008 Hong Kong: 3.56 Singapore: 3.96 World: 5.82 2009 Hong Kong: 5.26 Singapore: 5.86 World: 6.41 2010 Hong Kong: 4.33 Singapore: 4.12 World: 6.28 2011 Hong Kong: 3.42 Singapore: 3.89 World: 6.15 2012 Hong Kong: 3.29 Singapore: 3.72 World: 6.15 2013 Hong Kong: 3.4 Singapore: 3.86 World: 6.1 2014 Hong Kong: 3.3 Singapore: 3.74 World: 5.96 2015 Hong Kong: 3.31 Singapore: 3.79 World: 6 2016 Hong Kong: 3.39 Singapore: 4.08 World: 5.97 2017 Hong Kong: 3.12 Singapore: 4.2 World: 5.9 2018 Hong Kong: 2.81 Singapore: 3.61 World: 5.76 2019 Hong Kong: 2.92 Singapore: 3.1 World: 5.59 2020 Hong Kong: 5.81 Singapore: 4.1 World: 6.59 2021 Hong Kong: 5.17 Singapore: 4.64 World: 6.05 2022 Hong Kong: 4.32 Singapore: 3.59 World: 5.23 2023 Hong Kong: 2.95 Singapore: 3.44 World: 4.85 2024 Hong Kong: 2.99 Singapore: 2.74 World: 4.81 2025 Hong Kong: 2.8 Singapore: 2.82 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Hong Kong Singapore World

0 3 5 8 10 13 1970 Hong Kong: 2.41 Singapore: 3.86 World: 4.14 1971 Hong Kong: 2.36 Singapore: 3.8 World: 4.04 1972 Hong Kong: 2.39 Singapore: 4.36 World: 4.16 1973 Hong Kong: 2.34 Singapore: 4.69 World: 4.32 1974 Hong Kong: 2.6 Singapore: 4.81 World: 4.23 1975 Hong Kong: 2.53 Singapore: 4.75 World: 4.14 1976 Hong Kong: 2.9 Singapore: 5.04 World: 4.31 1977 Hong Kong: 3.31 Singapore: 5.45 World: 4.36 1978 Hong Kong: 3.46 Singapore: 6.04 World: 4.42 1979 Hong Kong: 3.07 Singapore: 6.37 World: 4.46 1980 Hong Kong: 3.07 Singapore: 6.31 World: 4.33 1981 Hong Kong: 3.23 Singapore: 6.46 World: 4.18 1982 Hong Kong: 3.62 Singapore: 6.43 World: 4.05 1983 Hong Kong: 4.22 Singapore: 6.84 World: 4.01 1984 Hong Kong: 4.62 Singapore: 6.67 World: 4.07 1985 Hong Kong: 4.75 Singapore: 6.95 World: 4.05 1986 Hong Kong: 5.39 Singapore: 7.08 World: 4.04 1987 Hong Kong: 5.34 Singapore: 7.12 World: 4.1 1988 Hong Kong: 5.93 Singapore: 7.8 World: 4.16 1989 Hong Kong: 6.03 Singapore: 8.02 World: 4.16 1990 Hong Kong: 6.14 Singapore: 10.39 World: 4.15 1991 Hong Kong: 6.69 Singapore: 10.68 World: 4.1 1992 Hong Kong: 7.5 Singapore: 10.58 World: 4.01 1993 Hong Kong: 7.54 Singapore: 11.91 World: 3.97 1994 Hong Kong: 6.32 Singapore: 12.18 World: 3.94 1995 Hong Kong: 6.27 Singapore: 11.73 World: 3.99 1996 Hong Kong: 5.61 Singapore: 11.58 World: 4.01 1997 Hong Kong: 5.3 Singapore: 11.11 World: 4.02 1998 Hong Kong: 6.51 Singapore: 10.46 World: 3.98 1999 Hong Kong: 6.89 Singapore: 10.46 World: 3.95 2000 Hong Kong: 6.29 Singapore: 11.3 World: 4.01 2001 Hong Kong: 6.23 Singapore: 11.09 World: 4.01 2002 Hong Kong: 6.07 Singapore: 10.83 World: 4.02 2003 Hong Kong: 6.61 Singapore: 10.31 World: 4.15 2004 Hong Kong: 6.01 Singapore: 10.69 World: 4.28 2005 Hong Kong: 6.31 Singapore: 9.78 World: 4.39 2006 Hong Kong: 6.19 Singapore: 9.54 World: 4.48 2007 Hong Kong: 6.42 Singapore: 9.45 World: 4.59 2008 Hong Kong: 6.2 Singapore: 8.87 World: 4.56 2009 Hong Kong: 6.47 Singapore: 8.77 World: 4.45 2010 Hong Kong: 6.01 Singapore: 9.63 World: 4.67 2011 Hong Kong: 6.39 Singapore: 9.9 World: 4.76 2012 Hong Kong: 6.24 Singapore: 9.44 World: 4.77 2013 Hong Kong: 6.43 Singapore: 9.75 World: 4.81 2014 Hong Kong: 6.58 Singapore: 9.85 World: 4.78 2015 Hong Kong: 6.07 Singapore: 9.97 World: 4.7 2016 Hong Kong: 6.14 Singapore: 9.45 World: 4.65 2017 Hong Kong: 5.97 Singapore: 10.14 World: 4.67 2018 Hong Kong: 5.91 Singapore: 9.61 World: 4.73 2019 Hong Kong: 5.8 Singapore: 9.8 World: 4.7 2020 Hong Kong: 4.55 Singapore: 9.48 World: 4.47 2021 Hong Kong: 4.66 Singapore: 10.22 World: 4.68 2022 Hong Kong: 4.37 Singapore: 10 World: 4.67 2023 Hong Kong: 4.53 Singapore: 9.48 World: 4.68 2024 Hong Kong: 4.6 Singapore: 9.75 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Hong Kong Singapore World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Hong Kong: 56.9 Singapore: 61 World: 15.6 2006 Hong Kong: 60.8 Singapore: 59 World: 17.2 2007 Hong Kong: 64.8 Singapore: 69.9 World: 20.2 2008 Hong Kong: 66.7 Singapore: 69 World: 22.8 2009 Hong Kong: 69.4 Singapore: 69 World: 25.3 2010 Hong Kong: 72 Singapore: 71 World: 28.4 2011 Hong Kong: 72.2 Singapore: 71 World: 30.9 2012 Hong Kong: 72.9 Singapore: 72 World: 33.3 2013 Hong Kong: 74.2 Singapore: 80.9 World: 35.3 2014 Hong Kong: 79.87 Singapore: 79.03 World: 37.4 2015 Hong Kong: 84.95 Singapore: 79.01 World: 39.9 2016 Hong Kong: 87.48 Singapore: 84.45 World: 43.6 2017 Hong Kong: 89.42 Singapore: 84.45 World: 46.3 2018 Hong Kong: 90.51 Singapore: 88.17 World: 49.4 2019 Hong Kong: 91.74 Singapore: 88.95 World: 53.9 2020 Hong Kong: 92.41 Singapore: 92 World: 60.1 2021 Hong Kong: 93.09 Singapore: 96.92 World: 63.8 2022 Hong Kong: 95.61 Singapore: 95.95 World: 67 2023 Hong Kong: 95.98 Singapore: 94.29 World: 69.2 2024 Hong Kong: 95.76 Singapore: 94.38 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Population 7.5 mn 2025
104th of 215		 6.1 mn 2025
113th of 215
Population density 7,177.2 /km² 2023
4th of 214		 8,241.8 /km² 2023
3rd of 214
Population growth -0.34 % 2025
190th of 215		 1.22 % 2025
84th of 215
Life expectancy 85.4 years 2024
3rd of 215		 83.3 years 2024
14th of 215
Fertility rate 0.84 2024
213th of 215		 0.97 2024
211th of 215
Birth rate 4.9 ‰ 2024
213th of 215		 7.4 ‰ 2024
197th of 215
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
4th of 215		 100.0 % 2025
10th of 215
Aged 65+ 23.7 % 2025
9th of 215		 14.2 % 2025
70th of 215
Living in cities 96.4 % 2025
4th of 215		 99.5 % 2025
2nd of 215
Living in towns 3.2 % 2025
212th of 215		 0.4 % 2025
214th of 215
Living in rural areas 0.4 % 2025
212th of 215		 0.1 % 2025
214th of 215
Infant mortality - 2.2 ‰ 2024
15th of 196

Human development

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Human Development Index 0.955 2023
8th of 193		 0.946 2023
14th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.839 2023
24th of 169		 0.823 2023
32nd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.618 2023
102nd of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.031 2023
9th of 172

Economy

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
GDP 427.3 bn US$ 2025
38th of 186		 603.9 bn US$ 2025
27th of 186
GDP per capita 56,983 US$ 2025
19th of 186		 98,814 US$ 2025
4th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 80,423 int. $ 2025
14th of 185		 163,354 int. $ 2025
1st of 185
GNI per capita 62,500 US$ 2025
13th of 182		 81,760 US$ 2025
7th of 182
GDP growth 3.5 % 2025
88th of 186		 5.0 % 2025
44th of 186
Inflation 1.4 % 2025
123rd of 165		 0.9 % 2025
134th of 165
Trade 396.6 % 2025
1st of 138		 320.3 % 2025
3rd of 138
Exports 199.8 % 2025
1st of 138		 177.9 % 2025
3rd of 138
FDI inflows 30.8 % 2024
5th of 192		 26.3 % 2025
6th of 192
Manufacturing 0.9 % 2024 17.4 % 2025
26th of 132
Agriculture 0.0 % 2024 0.0 % 2025
158th of 158
Tax revenue - 13.6 % 2024
65th of 89
Government debt - 167.8 % 2024
55th of 56
Military spending - 2.8 % 2024
27th of 147

Labour

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Unemployment 2.8 % 2025
32nd of 181		 2.8 % 2025
33rd of 181
Youth unemployment 9.0 % 2025
59th of 181		 6.8 % 2025
41st of 181
Women in the labour force 51.8 % 2025
103rd of 181		 63.6 % 2025
26th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.2 % 2025
180th of 181		 0.1 % 2025
181st of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.0 h 2025
39th of 181		 44.6 h 2025
24th of 181
Youth NEET rate 5.7 % 2025
9th of 181		 6.0 % 2025
12th of 181
Labour income share 53.4 % 2025
28th of 114		 43.2 % 2025
67th of 114
Output per hour 62.8 $ 2025
28th of 181		 100.4 $ 2025
4th of 181

Health

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
1st of 147		 100.0 % 2024
9th of 147
Health spending - 4.5 % 2023
138th of 192
Health spending per person - 3,922 US$ 2023
23rd of 191
Physicians - 2.83 /1,000 2022
54th of 125
Under-5 mortality - 2.7 ‰ 2024
16th of 196
Maternal mortality - 6 /100k 2023
33rd of 194
Tobacco use - 13.8 % 2024
59th of 166

Food

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Protein supply 126.8 g 2022
9th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 84.0 g 2022
7th of 174		 -
Fat supply 117.3 g 2022
55th of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
8th of 160		 -
Food insecurity - 10.1 % 2024
44th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 3.7 % 2024
52nd of 124

Education

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Secondary enrolment 107.2 % 2024
21st of 108		 103.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 120.1 % 2024
8th of 128		 97.3 % 2023
11th of 128
Education spending 3.8 % 2024
57th of 121		 2.2 % 2024
104th of 121
Expected schooling 16.9 yrs 2023
26th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
29th of 195
Mean schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
37th of 193		 12.0 yrs 2023
42nd of 193
Literacy - 97.7 % 2021

Society

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
22nd of 182		 94.4 % 2024
31st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 364.8 /100 2024
2nd of 151		 170.8 /100 2024
15th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
43rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
95th of 213
Women in parliament - 32.3 % 2025
61st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Refugees hosted 236 2025
137th of 177		 0 2025
175th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
144th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
175th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
165th of 177		 0 2025
172nd of 177
Refugees from the country 245 2025
134th of 199		 43 2025
165th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
175th of 199

Governance

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Control of corruption 79.7 /100 2024
18th of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
5th of 207
Government effectiveness 83.2 /100 2024
16th of 205		 95.7 /100 2024
1st of 205
Rule of law 72.8 /100 2024
44th of 207		 81.6 /100 2024
19th of 207
Regulatory quality 82.3 /100 2024
8th of 205		 88.5 /100 2024
1st of 205
Voice and accountability 51.2 /100 2024
117th of 205		 57.5 /100 2024
98th of 205
Political stability 76.7 /100 2024
63rd of 207		 86.9 /100 2024
20th of 207

Environment

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
CO₂ per capita 4.60 t 2024
146th of 202		 9.75 t 2024
183rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 33.3 Mt 2024
67th of 204		 53.9 Mt 2024
54th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
67th of 204		 0.14 % 2024
54th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.8 Gt 2024
71st of 204		 2.2 Gt 2024
64th of 204
GHG per capita 5.36 t 2024
125th of 202		 12.60 t 2024
181st of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2021
201st of 211		 1.1 % 2021
189th of 211
Land area 1,050 km² 2023
176th of 214		 718 km² 2023
183rd of 214
Forest area - 20.9 % 2023
132nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure - 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
85th of 200
Water stress - 33.3 % 2022
129th of 176

Energy

Indicator Hong Kong Singapore
Renewable electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 5.5 % 2025
161st of 190
Wind and solar 0.6 % 2024
151st of 190		 2.7 % 2025
131st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
87th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 5.5 % 2025
162nd of 190
Fossil electricity 99.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 94.5 % 2025
162nd of 190
Coal power 33.7 % 2024
163rd of 188		 0.9 % 2025
116th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 676 g/kWh 2024
172nd of 190		 497 g/kWh 2025
105th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.58 MWh 2024
37th of 191		 10.29 MWh 2025
19th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.