Quality of life comparison

live 7.5 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.2 times more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 21.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 31.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 75.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 35.6% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.4% more likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

spend 23.1% less on education

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 49.3% more coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.