Quality of life comparison

live 8.5 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 21.5 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.

be 22.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 25.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

be 82.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 63.5% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 40.9% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

spend 73.9% more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 71.0% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.