Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 18.2 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 40.1 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 60.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 78.1% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 91.3% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.6% more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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