Quality of life comparison

live 17.7 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 20.9 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.

be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

be 66.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 93.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 64.2% fewer children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 58.6% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.