Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 70.2 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
Life
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 78.8% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 46.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
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.
Geography
see 75.8% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.