Hong Kong or Monaco: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Monaco wins on more indicators: 5 of 7 against 1.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Climate and health: Monaco 0:4
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Hong Kong
Indicator
Monaco
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
0.4 per 100,000 residents
2023
0.0 per 100,000 residents
2008
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
36%
2022
no data
Costs and work
no winnerGDP per capita
no data for one of the places
$80,423
2025
no data
Climate and health
Better: Monaco (0 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗85.4 years
20241% lower
✓86.5 years
20241% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗82.7 years
20242% lower
✓84.6 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
88.2 years
2024almost equal
✓88.6 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
88.1 years
2023almost equal
✓88.3 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
no data
99.78%
2024
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
no data
99.73%
2024
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
no data
11.4 µg/m³ per year
2023
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.94 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202543% lower
✓1.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202576% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓1.64 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202539% higher
✗1.18 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202528% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Hong Kong, Monaco.