Quality of life comparison

live 18.2 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 40.2 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 60.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 33.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 94.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 76.5% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% 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 Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% 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

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 26.6% more coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.