Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 28.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 79.1% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2022.
be 43.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 90.8% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.8% more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.