Quality of life comparison

live 16.4 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 18.4 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 32.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 42.4% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 95.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 64.8% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

spend 53.8% more on education

Comoros spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.2 times more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.