Hong Kong, China vs Monaco: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Hong Kong, China
85.51 years
in 2023
Monaco
86.37 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Monaco rank
1st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 86.37 years against 85.51 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.86 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Monaco ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.94 years | 69.93 years | 7.99 years | Monaco |
| 1960s | 68.68 years | 72.7 years | 4.03 years | Monaco |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 73.79 years | 1.21 years | Monaco |
| 1980s | 75.91 years | 77.11 years | 1.2 years | Monaco |
| 1990s | 78.89 years | 80.71 years | 1.82 years | Monaco |
| 2000s | 81.62 years | 83.59 years | 1.97 years | Monaco |
| 2010s | 84.05 years | 85.39 years | 1.34 years | Monaco |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 85.83 years | 1.13 years | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Hong Kong, China or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 86.37 years against 85.51 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
- 0.86 years, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Monaco rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Monaco ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.