Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 2.8 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.
be 64.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 33.3% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 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 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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