Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guatemala, you would:

Health

live 10.7 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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.

Economy

make 5.1 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 66.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 45.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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 64.5% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 82.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 29.0% more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 83.2% more coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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