Quality of life comparison

live 27.9 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 42.9 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 63.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 97.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 79.7% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 13.3 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 75.8% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.