Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 20.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 38.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 18.2 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 32.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 86.8% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 47.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Angola, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.8% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 54.2% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 111.9 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 16.8 times more electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 6.2 times more CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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