Asia
Hong Kong
Capital Hong Kong · 7M people · Dollar
- Top cities
- 4.8MHong Kong
- 4.0MNew Territories
- 1.1MTuen Mun
- 683KSha Tin
- 280KTai Po
Photo by Ruslan Bardash on Unsplash
- SafetyVery safe4.8/5
- MobilityEasy3.8/5
- CultureRich4.1/5
- ClimateVariable0–37°
Top cities
- Hong Kong4.8M residents
- New Territories4.0M residents
- Tuen Mun1.1M residents
- Sha Tin683K residents
- Tai Po280K residents
Source: GeoNames
Safety in Hong Kong
Nothing here stands out as a concern.
Hong Kong's 4.8/5 safety score (across 1 scored city).
Every hazard measured across Hong Kong sits in a normal range.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Hong Kong
Hong Kong is workable for everyday mobility across its cities.
Hong Kong's 3.8/5 mobility score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has deep cultural coverage across its cities.
Hong Kong's 4.1/5 culture score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, cultural life stays broadly present — no single city stands far apart.
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's busiest gateway.
Hong Kong is busier than 51 of 87 countries worldwide. It sees ~5 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.
1 major airport handles about 39M passengers a year. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's passport ranks #7 worldwide — 172 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #7172 destinations
- GDP reach
- #4867.5% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #51,176 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Hong Kong
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Hong Kong live, it's typically 0° to 37° feels-like across the year; sunshine is moderate, topping out near 202 days in Hong Kong.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Hong Kong
Hong Kong suits a wide range of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — English Speaker leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Poor fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →