Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.6 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.
be 79.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 36.1% fewer children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 8.7 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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
How big is Hong Kong compared to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? See an in-depth size comparison.