Hong Kong or San Marino: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Hong Kong wins on more indicators: 4 of 8 against 3.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Hong Kong 1:0
- Climate and health: tie 2:2
- 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
San Marino
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observation is outdated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
2011
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
36%
2022
no data
Costs and work
Better: Hong Kong (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$80,423
20252% higher
✗$78,810
20232% lower
Climate and health
Tie (2 : 2)Life expectancy
higher is better
85.4 years
2024almost equal
✓85.8 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗82.7 years
20242% lower
✓84.3 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓88.2 years
20241% higher
✗87.2 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓88.1 years
2023almost equal
87.9 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
no data
99.88%
2024
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
no data
99.87%
2024
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
no data
12.7 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
202535% lower
✓1.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202554% 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, San Marino.