Quality of life comparison

live 21.4 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 9.2 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 46.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 63.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 72.4% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 17.6% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 42.3% more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.