Quality of life comparison

live 19.9 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 26.8 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 58.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 23.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 94.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 79.1% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 48.1% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.1 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.