Quality of life comparison

live 13.7 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 12.2 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 19.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 38.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 51.6% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 100.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 62.0% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.