Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates

Hong Kong (Asia) and United Arab Emirates (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$ · 1970-2024

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

0 20k 40k 60k 1970 Hong Kong: 960.03 United Arab Emirates: 2,394.07 World: 817.68 1971 Hong Kong: 1,106.47 United Arab Emirates: 2,805.43 World: 884.88 1972 Hong Kong: 1,384.73 United Arab Emirates: 3,675.42 World: 1,002 1973 Hong Kong: 1,893.18 United Arab Emirates: 9,695.81 World: 1,201.53 1974 Hong Kong: 2,144.62 United Arab Emirates: 23,822.97 World: 1,362.19 1975 Hong Kong: 2,252.13 United Arab Emirates: 27,117.19 World: 1,488.94 1976 Hong Kong: 2,850.01 United Arab Emirates: 31,197.07 World: 1,589.73 1977 Hong Kong: 3,429.42 United Arab Emirates: 35,020.2 World: 1,766.28 1978 Hong Kong: 3,923.97 United Arab Emirates: 29,379.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Hong Kong: 4,569.48 United Arab Emirates: 34,238.17 World: 2,335.19 1980 Hong Kong: 5,700.43 United Arab Emirates: 42,925.21 World: 2,587.01 1981 Hong Kong: 5,991.28 United Arab Emirates: 44,854.52 World: 2,628.62 1982 Hong Kong: 6,133.77 United Arab Emirates: 39,972.49 World: 2,554.08 1983 Hong Kong: 5,595.26 United Arab Emirates: 34,650.04 World: 2,561.17 1984 Hong Kong: 6,208.23 United Arab Emirates: 32,012.3 World: 2,614.33 1985 Hong Kong: 6,542.97 United Arab Emirates: 29,467.53 World: 2,690.59 1986 Hong Kong: 7,435 United Arab Emirates: 23,132.04 World: 3,118.57 1987 Hong Kong: 9,071.39 United Arab Emirates: 23,112.56 World: 3,487.88 1988 Hong Kong: 10,609.75 United Arab Emirates: 21,569.67 World: 3,829.99 1989 Hong Kong: 12,097.75 United Arab Emirates: 23,166.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Hong Kong: 13,485.63 United Arab Emirates: 26,709.96 World: 4,338.94 1991 Hong Kong: 15,465.92 United Arab Emirates: 25,690.92 World: 4,453.9 1992 Hong Kong: 17,976.47 United Arab Emirates: 25,648.28 World: 4,679.98 1993 Hong Kong: 20,395.56 United Arab Emirates: 25,032.83 World: 4,685.3 1994 Hong Kong: 22,502.53 United Arab Emirates: 25,472.65 World: 4,967.01 1995 Hong Kong: 23,497.39 United Arab Emirates: 27,003.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Hong Kong: 24,818.3 United Arab Emirates: 28,323.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Hong Kong: 27,330.09 United Arab Emirates: 27,982.75 World: 5,408.57 1998 Hong Kong: 25,808.86 United Arab Emirates: 24,889.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Hong Kong: 25,091.67 United Arab Emirates: 25,855.84 World: 5,401.23 2000 Hong Kong: 25,756.77 United Arab Emirates: 29,865.53 World: 5,512.56 2001 Hong Kong: 25,230.38 United Arab Emirates: 27,745.17 World: 5,404.2 2002 Hong Kong: 24,665.84 United Arab Emirates: 27,753.58 World: 5,539.32 2003 Hong Kong: 23,977.17 United Arab Emirates: 29,659.57 World: 6,129.87 2004 Hong Kong: 24,928.1 United Arab Emirates: 33,376.69 World: 6,818 2005 Hong Kong: 26,649.64 United Arab Emirates: 38,719.31 World: 7,290.57 2006 Hong Kong: 28,224.1 United Arab Emirates: 44,342.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Hong Kong: 30,593.95 United Arab Emirates: 45,854.74 World: 8,685.33 2008 Hong Kong: 31,515.53 United Arab Emirates: 50,054.17 World: 9,425.74 2009 Hong Kong: 30,697.54 United Arab Emirates: 37,803.07 World: 8,827.04 2010 Hong Kong: 32,550.14 United Arab Emirates: 44,795.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Hong Kong: 35,142.49 United Arab Emirates: 51,921.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Hong Kong: 36,730.8 United Arab Emirates: 53,141.63 World: 10,597.85 2013 Hong Kong: 38,403.78 United Arab Emirates: 53,247.23 World: 10,759.35 2014 Hong Kong: 40,315.37 United Arab Emirates: 52,725.23 World: 10,912.24 2015 Hong Kong: 42,432.16 United Arab Emirates: 44,910.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Hong Kong: 43,734.2 United Arab Emirates: 42,721.11 World: 10,239.47 2017 Hong Kong: 46,160.43 United Arab Emirates: 43,733.62 World: 10,784.4 2018 Hong Kong: 48,537.57 United Arab Emirates: 47,135.35 World: 11,344.73 2019 Hong Kong: 48,359 United Arab Emirates: 45,938.61 World: 11,417.6 2020 Hong Kong: 46,109.23 United Arab Emirates: 37,991.74 World: 10,999.49 2021 Hong Kong: 49,770.56 United Arab Emirates: 44,118.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Hong Kong: 48,825.03 United Arab Emirates: 50,759.76 World: 12,876.24 2023 Hong Kong: 50,525.11 United Arab Emirates: 49,850.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Hong Kong: 54,274.75 United Arab Emirates: 50,273.51 World: 13,717.09 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Hong Kong: 65.7 United Arab Emirates: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Hong Kong: 66.44 United Arab Emirates: 51.6 World: 52.8 1962 Hong Kong: 66.91 United Arab Emirates: 52.55 World: 55.29 1963 Hong Kong: 67.65 United Arab Emirates: 53.51 World: 55.65 1964 Hong Kong: 68.22 United Arab Emirates: 54.5 World: 56.1 1965 Hong Kong: 68.87 United Arab Emirates: 55.51 World: 55.93 1966 Hong Kong: 69.27 United Arab Emirates: 56.57 World: 56.45 1967 Hong Kong: 69.83 United Arab Emirates: 57.65 World: 56.9 1968 Hong Kong: 70.22 United Arab Emirates: 58.73 World: 57.34 1969 Hong Kong: 70.63 United Arab Emirates: 59.76 World: 57.68 1970 Hong Kong: 70.93 United Arab Emirates: 60.78 World: 57.94 1971 Hong Kong: 71.47 United Arab Emirates: 61.75 World: 58.02 1972 Hong Kong: 71.45 United Arab Emirates: 62.68 World: 58.84 1973 Hong Kong: 72.09 United Arab Emirates: 63.54 World: 59.3 1974 Hong Kong: 72.6 United Arab Emirates: 64.35 World: 59.7 1975 Hong Kong: 73.36 United Arab Emirates: 65.11 World: 60.13 1976 Hong Kong: 72.79 United Arab Emirates: 65.81 World: 60.45 1977 Hong Kong: 73.35 United Arab Emirates: 66.47 World: 61.04 1978 Hong Kong: 73.54 United Arab Emirates: 67.08 World: 61.39 1979 Hong Kong: 73.66 United Arab Emirates: 67.65 World: 61.84 1980 Hong Kong: 74.65 United Arab Emirates: 68.16 World: 62.15 1981 Hong Kong: 75.35 United Arab Emirates: 68.62 World: 62.52 1982 Hong Kong: 75.44 United Arab Emirates: 69.06 World: 62.87 1983 Hong Kong: 75.29 United Arab Emirates: 69.45 World: 63.13 1984 Hong Kong: 76.01 United Arab Emirates: 69.8 World: 63.44 1985 Hong Kong: 76.43 United Arab Emirates: 70.12 World: 63.73 1986 Hong Kong: 76.68 United Arab Emirates: 70.41 World: 64.12 1987 Hong Kong: 76.9 United Arab Emirates: 70.62 World: 64.46 1988 Hong Kong: 77.08 United Arab Emirates: 70.81 World: 64.67 1989 Hong Kong: 77.03 United Arab Emirates: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Hong Kong: 77.37 United Arab Emirates: 71.07 World: 65.11 1991 Hong Kong: 77.87 United Arab Emirates: 71.14 World: 65.3 1992 Hong Kong: 77.67 United Arab Emirates: 71.17 World: 65.55 1993 Hong Kong: 78.02 United Arab Emirates: 71.16 World: 65.74 1994 Hong Kong: 78.54 United Arab Emirates: 71.2 World: 65.96 1995 Hong Kong: 78.68 United Arab Emirates: 71.39 World: 66.2 1996 Hong Kong: 79.63 United Arab Emirates: 71.82 World: 66.52 1997 Hong Kong: 80.11 United Arab Emirates: 72.56 World: 66.83 1998 Hong Kong: 80.11 United Arab Emirates: 73.66 World: 67.07 1999 Hong Kong: 80.37 United Arab Emirates: 74.98 World: 67.31 2000 Hong Kong: 80.87 United Arab Emirates: 76.35 World: 67.65 2001 Hong Kong: 81.42 United Arab Emirates: 77.62 World: 67.95 2002 Hong Kong: 81.45 United Arab Emirates: 78.72 World: 68.23 2003 Hong Kong: 81.34 United Arab Emirates: 79.6 World: 68.52 2004 Hong Kong: 81.8 United Arab Emirates: 80.27 World: 68.77 2005 Hong Kong: 81.61 United Arab Emirates: 80.78 World: 69.11 2006 Hong Kong: 82.38 United Arab Emirates: 81.16 World: 69.47 2007 Hong Kong: 82.37 United Arab Emirates: 81.44 World: 69.81 2008 Hong Kong: 82.34 United Arab Emirates: 81.59 World: 70 2009 Hong Kong: 82.78 United Arab Emirates: 81.68 World: 70.38 2010 Hong Kong: 82.96 United Arab Emirates: 81.89 World: 70.68 2011 Hong Kong: 83.41 United Arab Emirates: 81.9 World: 70.97 2012 Hong Kong: 83.45 United Arab Emirates: 81.91 World: 71.26 2013 Hong Kong: 83.83 United Arab Emirates: 81.95 World: 71.53 2014 Hong Kong: 83.94 United Arab Emirates: 81.99 World: 71.78 2015 Hong Kong: 84.25 United Arab Emirates: 82.08 World: 71.97 2016 Hong Kong: 84.21 United Arab Emirates: 82.2 World: 72.19 2017 Hong Kong: 84.7 United Arab Emirates: 82.39 World: 72.37 2018 Hong Kong: 84.87 United Arab Emirates: 82.45 World: 72.64 2019 Hong Kong: 85.16 United Arab Emirates: 82.6 World: 72.87 2020 Hong Kong: 85.5 United Arab Emirates: 81.94 World: 72.18 2021 Hong Kong: 85.53 United Arab Emirates: 79.08 World: 71.22 2022 Hong Kong: 83.66 United Arab Emirates: 80.49 World: 72.97 2023 Hong Kong: 85.25 United Arab Emirates: 82.91 World: 73.33 2024 Hong Kong: 85.39 United Arab Emirates: 83.07 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Hong Kong: 5.09 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.69 1961 Hong Kong: 5.17 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 4.56 1962 Hong Kong: 5.18 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.02 1963 Hong Kong: 5.15 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.31 1964 Hong Kong: 5.09 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.13 1965 Hong Kong: 4.92 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.08 1966 Hong Kong: 4.46 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.97 1967 Hong Kong: 4.12 United Arab Emirates: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Hong Kong: 3.78 United Arab Emirates: 6.53 World: 4.98 1969 Hong Kong: 3.6 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.88 1970 Hong Kong: 3.39 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Hong Kong: 3.46 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Hong Kong: 3.32 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.55 1973 Hong Kong: 3.18 United Arab Emirates: 6.46 World: 4.42 1974 Hong Kong: 2.97 United Arab Emirates: 6.41 World: 4.26 1975 Hong Kong: 2.67 United Arab Emirates: 6.35 World: 4.07 1976 Hong Kong: 2.48 United Arab Emirates: 6.29 World: 3.97 1977 Hong Kong: 2.38 United Arab Emirates: 6.22 World: 3.84 1978 Hong Kong: 2.27 United Arab Emirates: 6.15 World: 3.77 1979 Hong Kong: 2.12 United Arab Emirates: 6.06 World: 3.76 1980 Hong Kong: 2.05 United Arab Emirates: 5.95 World: 3.73 1981 Hong Kong: 1.93 United Arab Emirates: 5.81 World: 3.71 1982 Hong Kong: 1.86 United Arab Emirates: 5.66 World: 3.72 1983 Hong Kong: 1.72 United Arab Emirates: 5.48 World: 3.59 1984 Hong Kong: 1.56 United Arab Emirates: 5.3 World: 3.57 1985 Hong Kong: 1.49 United Arab Emirates: 5.13 World: 3.53 1986 Hong Kong: 1.37 United Arab Emirates: 5 World: 3.51 1987 Hong Kong: 1.31 United Arab Emirates: 4.88 World: 3.48 1988 Hong Kong: 1.4 United Arab Emirates: 4.77 World: 3.39 1989 Hong Kong: 1.3 United Arab Emirates: 4.65 World: 3.35 1990 Hong Kong: 1.27 United Arab Emirates: 4.51 World: 3.31 1991 Hong Kong: 1.28 United Arab Emirates: 4.25 World: 3.13 1992 Hong Kong: 1.35 United Arab Emirates: 4.09 World: 3.04 1993 Hong Kong: 1.34 United Arab Emirates: 3.82 World: 2.97 1994 Hong Kong: 1.36 United Arab Emirates: 3.76 World: 2.92 1995 Hong Kong: 1.3 United Arab Emirates: 3.28 World: 2.87 1996 Hong Kong: 1.19 United Arab Emirates: 3.06 World: 2.82 1997 Hong Kong: 1.13 United Arab Emirates: 2.83 World: 2.78 1998 Hong Kong: 1.02 United Arab Emirates: 2.77 World: 2.75 1999 Hong Kong: 0.98 United Arab Emirates: 2.79 World: 2.72 2000 Hong Kong: 1.03 United Arab Emirates: 2.73 World: 2.73 2001 Hong Kong: 0.93 United Arab Emirates: 2.62 World: 2.69 2002 Hong Kong: 0.94 United Arab Emirates: 2.54 World: 2.66 2003 Hong Kong: 0.9 United Arab Emirates: 2.49 World: 2.64 2004 Hong Kong: 0.92 United Arab Emirates: 2.39 World: 2.63 2005 Hong Kong: 0.96 United Arab Emirates: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 Hong Kong: 0.98 United Arab Emirates: 1.96 World: 2.61 2007 Hong Kong: 1.03 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 2.6 2008 Hong Kong: 1.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.52 World: 2.6 2009 Hong Kong: 1.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.58 World: 2.59 2010 Hong Kong: 1.13 United Arab Emirates: 1.57 World: 2.57 2011 Hong Kong: 1.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.54 World: 2.55 2012 Hong Kong: 1.29 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.56 2013 Hong Kong: 1.13 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.53 2014 Hong Kong: 1.24 United Arab Emirates: 1.48 World: 2.52 2015 Hong Kong: 1.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.42 World: 2.49 2016 Hong Kong: 1.21 United Arab Emirates: 1.37 World: 2.49 2017 Hong Kong: 1.13 United Arab Emirates: 1.35 World: 2.46 2018 Hong Kong: 1.08 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.39 2019 Hong Kong: 1.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.25 World: 2.35 2020 Hong Kong: 0.88 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.28 2021 Hong Kong: 0.77 United Arab Emirates: 1.16 World: 2.25 2022 Hong Kong: 0.7 United Arab Emirates: 1.15 World: 2.22 2023 Hong Kong: 0.75 United Arab Emirates: 1.2 World: 2.2 2024 Hong Kong: 0.84 United Arab Emirates: 1.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Hong Kong: 1.8 United Arab Emirates: 1.63 World: 5.12 1992 Hong Kong: 1.96 United Arab Emirates: 1.72 World: 5.28 1993 Hong Kong: 1.96 United Arab Emirates: 1.9 World: 5.54 1994 Hong Kong: 1.9 United Arab Emirates: 1.83 World: 5.79 1995 Hong Kong: 3.22 United Arab Emirates: 1.8 World: 5.92 1996 Hong Kong: 2.83 United Arab Emirates: 1.84 World: 5.98 1997 Hong Kong: 2.22 United Arab Emirates: 1.91 World: 6.01 1998 Hong Kong: 4.58 United Arab Emirates: 2.07 World: 6.16 1999 Hong Kong: 6.25 United Arab Emirates: 2.2 World: 6.28 2000 Hong Kong: 4.92 United Arab Emirates: 2.25 World: 6.11 2001 Hong Kong: 5.09 United Arab Emirates: 2.44 World: 6.19 2002 Hong Kong: 7.28 United Arab Emirates: 2.66 World: 6.41 2003 Hong Kong: 7.86 United Arab Emirates: 2.9 World: 6.48 2004 Hong Kong: 6.74 United Arab Emirates: 2.97 World: 6.33 2005 Hong Kong: 5.58 United Arab Emirates: 3.12 World: 6.22 2006 Hong Kong: 4.77 United Arab Emirates: 2.96 World: 5.97 2007 Hong Kong: 4.01 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 5.77 2008 Hong Kong: 3.56 United Arab Emirates: 2.82 World: 5.82 2009 Hong Kong: 5.26 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 6.41 2010 Hong Kong: 4.33 United Arab Emirates: 2.8 World: 6.28 2011 Hong Kong: 3.42 United Arab Emirates: 2.59 World: 6.15 2012 Hong Kong: 3.29 United Arab Emirates: 2.32 World: 6.15 2013 Hong Kong: 3.4 United Arab Emirates: 2.13 World: 6.1 2014 Hong Kong: 3.3 United Arab Emirates: 2 World: 5.96 2015 Hong Kong: 3.31 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 6 2016 Hong Kong: 3.39 United Arab Emirates: 1.64 World: 5.97 2017 Hong Kong: 3.12 United Arab Emirates: 2.46 World: 5.9 2018 Hong Kong: 2.81 United Arab Emirates: 2.24 World: 5.76 2019 Hong Kong: 2.92 United Arab Emirates: 2.33 World: 5.59 2020 Hong Kong: 5.81 United Arab Emirates: 4.29 World: 6.59 2021 Hong Kong: 5.17 United Arab Emirates: 3.11 World: 6.05 2022 Hong Kong: 4.32 United Arab Emirates: 2.87 World: 5.23 2023 Hong Kong: 2.95 United Arab Emirates: 2.15 World: 4.85 2024 Hong Kong: 2.99 United Arab Emirates: 2.16 World: 4.81 2025 Hong Kong: 2.8 United Arab Emirates: 2.17 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

0 20 40 60 80 100 1970 Hong Kong: 2.41 United Arab Emirates: 67.93 World: 4.14 1971 Hong Kong: 2.36 United Arab Emirates: 75.9 World: 4.04 1972 Hong Kong: 2.39 United Arab Emirates: 72.07 World: 4.16 1973 Hong Kong: 2.34 United Arab Emirates: 82.13 World: 4.32 1974 Hong Kong: 2.6 United Arab Emirates: 73.63 World: 4.23 1975 Hong Kong: 2.53 United Arab Emirates: 67.57 World: 4.14 1976 Hong Kong: 2.9 United Arab Emirates: 74.01 World: 4.31 1977 Hong Kong: 3.31 United Arab Emirates: 64.6 World: 4.36 1978 Hong Kong: 3.46 United Arab Emirates: 65.01 World: 4.42 1979 Hong Kong: 3.07 United Arab Emirates: 41.53 World: 4.46 1980 Hong Kong: 3.07 United Arab Emirates: 40.5 World: 4.33 1981 Hong Kong: 3.23 United Arab Emirates: 34.6 World: 4.18 1982 Hong Kong: 3.62 United Arab Emirates: 32.64 World: 4.05 1983 Hong Kong: 4.22 United Arab Emirates: 29.78 World: 4.01 1984 Hong Kong: 4.62 United Arab Emirates: 38.27 World: 4.07 1985 Hong Kong: 4.75 United Arab Emirates: 37.6 World: 4.05 1986 Hong Kong: 5.39 United Arab Emirates: 34.23 World: 4.04 1987 Hong Kong: 5.34 United Arab Emirates: 33.07 World: 4.1 1988 Hong Kong: 5.93 United Arab Emirates: 30.32 World: 4.16 1989 Hong Kong: 6.03 United Arab Emirates: 31.81 World: 4.16 1990 Hong Kong: 6.14 United Arab Emirates: 29.97 World: 4.15 1991 Hong Kong: 6.69 United Arab Emirates: 32.25 World: 4.1 1992 Hong Kong: 7.5 United Arab Emirates: 29.57 World: 4.01 1993 Hong Kong: 7.54 United Arab Emirates: 29.66 World: 3.97 1994 Hong Kong: 6.32 United Arab Emirates: 31.17 World: 3.94 1995 Hong Kong: 6.27 United Arab Emirates: 31.79 World: 3.99 1996 Hong Kong: 5.61 United Arab Emirates: 31.14 World: 4.01 1997 Hong Kong: 5.3 United Arab Emirates: 29.92 World: 4.02 1998 Hong Kong: 6.51 United Arab Emirates: 28.44 World: 3.98 1999 Hong Kong: 6.89 United Arab Emirates: 27.3 World: 3.95 2000 Hong Kong: 6.29 United Arab Emirates: 25.32 World: 4.01 2001 Hong Kong: 6.23 United Arab Emirates: 27.19 World: 4.01 2002 Hong Kong: 6.07 United Arab Emirates: 26.16 World: 4.02 2003 Hong Kong: 6.61 United Arab Emirates: 25.96 World: 4.15 2004 Hong Kong: 6.01 United Arab Emirates: 25.97 World: 4.28 2005 Hong Kong: 6.31 United Arab Emirates: 26.25 World: 4.39 2006 Hong Kong: 6.19 United Arab Emirates: 25.39 World: 4.48 2007 Hong Kong: 6.42 United Arab Emirates: 24.38 World: 4.59 2008 Hong Kong: 6.2 United Arab Emirates: 26.06 World: 4.56 2009 Hong Kong: 6.47 United Arab Emirates: 24.65 World: 4.45 2010 Hong Kong: 6.01 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.67 2011 Hong Kong: 6.39 United Arab Emirates: 24.95 World: 4.76 2012 Hong Kong: 6.24 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.77 2013 Hong Kong: 6.43 United Arab Emirates: 25.35 World: 4.81 2014 Hong Kong: 6.58 United Arab Emirates: 24.58 World: 4.78 2015 Hong Kong: 6.07 United Arab Emirates: 24.32 World: 4.7 2016 Hong Kong: 6.14 United Arab Emirates: 23.77 World: 4.65 2017 Hong Kong: 5.97 United Arab Emirates: 22.16 World: 4.67 2018 Hong Kong: 5.91 United Arab Emirates: 20.04 World: 4.73 2019 Hong Kong: 5.8 United Arab Emirates: 20.95 World: 4.7 2020 Hong Kong: 4.55 United Arab Emirates: 20.81 World: 4.47 2021 Hong Kong: 4.66 United Arab Emirates: 20.83 World: 4.68 2022 Hong Kong: 4.37 United Arab Emirates: 19.37 World: 4.67 2023 Hong Kong: 4.53 United Arab Emirates: 18.38 World: 4.68 2024 Hong Kong: 4.6 United Arab Emirates: 18.26 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Hong Kong United Arab Emirates World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Hong Kong: 56.9 United Arab Emirates: 40 World: 15.6 2006 Hong Kong: 60.8 United Arab Emirates: 52 World: 17.2 2007 Hong Kong: 64.8 United Arab Emirates: 61 World: 20.2 2008 Hong Kong: 66.7 United Arab Emirates: 63 World: 22.8 2009 Hong Kong: 69.4 United Arab Emirates: 64 World: 25.3 2010 Hong Kong: 72 United Arab Emirates: 68 World: 28.4 2011 Hong Kong: 72.2 United Arab Emirates: 78 World: 30.9 2012 Hong Kong: 72.9 United Arab Emirates: 85 World: 33.3 2013 Hong Kong: 74.2 United Arab Emirates: 88 World: 35.3 2014 Hong Kong: 79.87 United Arab Emirates: 90.4 World: 37.4 2015 Hong Kong: 84.95 United Arab Emirates: 90.5 World: 39.9 2016 Hong Kong: 87.48 United Arab Emirates: 90.6 World: 43.6 2017 Hong Kong: 89.42 United Arab Emirates: 94.82 World: 46.3 2018 Hong Kong: 90.51 United Arab Emirates: 98.45 World: 49.4 2019 Hong Kong: 91.74 United Arab Emirates: 99.15 World: 53.9 2020 Hong Kong: 92.41 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 60.1 2021 Hong Kong: 93.09 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 63.8 2022 Hong Kong: 95.61 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 67 2023 Hong Kong: 95.98 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 69.2 2024 Hong Kong: 95.76 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Population 7.5 mn 2025
104th of 215		 11.5 mn 2025
85th of 215
Population density 7,177.2 /km² 2023
4th of 214		 147.6 /km² 2023
77th of 214
Population growth -0.34 % 2025
190th of 215		 4.68 % 2025
1st of 215
Life expectancy 85.4 years 2024
3rd of 215		 83.1 years 2024
20th of 215
Fertility rate 0.84 2024
213th of 215		 1.21 2024
196th of 215
Birth rate 4.9 ‰ 2024
213th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
159th of 215
Urban population 100.0 % 2025
4th of 215		 86.0 % 2025
43rd of 215
Aged 65+ 23.7 % 2025
9th of 215		 1.8 % 2025
214th of 215
Living in cities 96.4 % 2025
4th of 215		 74.8 % 2025
12th of 215
Living in towns 3.2 % 2025
212th of 215		 16.4 % 2025
197th of 215
Living in rural areas 0.4 % 2025
212th of 215		 8.7 % 2025
193rd of 215
Infant mortality - 3.8 ‰ 2024
37th of 196

Human development

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Human Development Index 0.955 2023
8th of 193		 0.940 2023
15th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.839 2023
24th of 169		 0.866 2023
16th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.585 2023
111th of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.040 2023
13th of 172

Economy

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
GDP 427.3 bn US$ 2025
38th of 186		 552.3 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 56,983 US$ 2025
19th of 186		 50,274 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 80,423 int. $ 2025
14th of 185		 79,344 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 62,500 US$ 2025
13th of 182		 51,550 US$ 2024
GDP growth 3.5 % 2025
88th of 186		 4.0 % 2024
Inflation 1.4 % 2025
123rd of 165		 1.3 % 2025
127th of 165
Trade 396.6 % 2025
1st of 138		 199.0 % 2023
Exports 199.8 % 2025
1st of 138		 106.8 % 2023
FDI inflows 30.8 % 2024
5th of 192		 8.3 % 2024
28th of 192
Manufacturing 0.9 % 2024 9.4 % 2024
Agriculture 0.0 % 2024 0.8 % 2024
Tax revenue - 0.6 % 2024
89th of 89
Government debt - 1.8 % 2013
Military spending - 5.6 % 2014

Labour

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Unemployment 2.8 % 2025
32nd of 181		 2.2 % 2025
19th of 181
Youth unemployment 9.0 % 2025
59th of 181		 6.5 % 2025
37th of 181
Women in the labour force 51.8 % 2025
103rd of 181		 53.0 % 2025
93rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 0.2 % 2025
180th of 181		 1.4 % 2025
165th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.0 h 2025
39th of 181		 48.3 h 2025
6th of 181
Youth NEET rate 5.7 % 2025
9th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
28th of 181
Labour income share 53.4 % 2025
28th of 114		 36.8 % 2025
95th of 114
Output per hour 62.8 $ 2025
28th of 181		 41.2 $ 2025
53rd of 181

Health

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
1st of 147		 98.6 % 2024
35th of 147
Health spending - 5.0 % 2023
126th of 192
Health spending per person - 2,402 US$ 2023
34th of 191
Physicians - 2.99 /1,000 2023
52nd of 125
Under-5 mortality - 4.8 ‰ 2024
39th of 196
Maternal mortality - 3 /100k 2023
6th of 194
Tobacco use - 9.0 % 2024
28th of 166

Food

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Protein supply 126.8 g 2022
9th of 174		 103.6 g 2022
59th of 174
Animal protein supply 84.0 g 2022
7th of 174		 51.7 g 2022
77th of 174
Fat supply 117.3 g 2022
55th of 174		 127.8 g 2022
40th of 174
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
8th of 160		 100.0 % 2022
1st of 160
Food insecurity - 4.2 % 2024
10th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 0.9 % 2024
10th of 124

Education

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Secondary enrolment 107.2 % 2024
21st of 108		 102.1 % 2024
30th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 120.1 % 2024
8th of 128		 63.7 % 2024
51st of 128
Education spending 3.8 % 2024
57th of 121		 3.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 16.9 yrs 2023
26th of 195		 15.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 195
Mean schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
37th of 193		 13.0 yrs 2023
16th of 193
Literacy - 98.8 % 2024
3rd of 29

Society

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
22nd of 182		 100.0 % 2024
1st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 364.8 /100 2024
2nd of 151		 203.2 /100 2024
4th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
43rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 213
Income inequality - 26.4 2018
7th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.0 % 2018
1st of 93
Women in parliament - 50.0 % 2025
7th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Refugees hosted 236 2025
137th of 177		 1,377 2025
121st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
144th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
129th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
165th of 177		 6,257 2025
66th of 177
Refugees from the country 245 2025
134th of 199		 252 2025
133rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
153rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Control of corruption 79.7 /100 2024
18th of 207		 71.5 /100 2024
36th of 207
Government effectiveness 83.2 /100 2024
16th of 205		 75.8 /100 2024
26th of 205
Rule of law 72.8 /100 2024
44th of 207		 65.5 /100 2024
72nd of 207
Regulatory quality 82.3 /100 2024
8th of 205		 72.6 /100 2024
28th of 205
Voice and accountability 51.2 /100 2024
117th of 205		 41.9 /100 2024
147th of 205
Political stability 76.7 /100 2024
63rd of 207		 79.4 /100 2024
52nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
CO₂ per capita 4.60 t 2024
146th of 202		 18.26 t 2024
194th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 33.3 Mt 2024
67th of 204		 222.0 Mt 2024
27th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
67th of 204		 0.58 % 2024
27th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.8 Gt 2024
71st of 204		 5.8 Gt 2024
34th of 204
GHG per capita 5.36 t 2024
125th of 202		 24.04 t 2024
194th of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2021
201st of 211		 1.0 % 2021
191st of 211
Land area 1,050 km² 2023
176th of 214		 71,020 km² 2023
118th of 214
Forest area - 4.5 % 2023
181st of 212
PM2.5 exposure - 57.2 µg/m³ 2023
193rd of 200
Water stress - 1,509.9 % 2022
175th of 176

Energy

Indicator Hong Kong United Arab Emirates
Renewable electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 8.8 % 2024
151st of 190
Wind and solar 0.6 % 2024
151st of 190		 8.7 % 2024
82nd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
87th of 180		 22.9 % 2024
14th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 1.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 31.7 % 2024
104th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.0 % 2024
180th of 190		 68.3 % 2024
104th of 190
Coal power 33.7 % 2024
163rd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
4th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 676 g/kWh 2024
172nd of 190		 468 g/kWh 2024
95th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.58 MWh 2024
37th of 191		 16.05 MWh 2024
6th 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.