Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 14.2 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 15.3 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

pay a 64.3% lower top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

be 48.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

Life

be 92.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 73.0% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 5.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on education

Papua New Guinea 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.

Geography

see 85.8% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, 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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