Quality of life comparison

live 21.4 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

make 17.2 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.

be 48.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 81.1% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 6.1 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.