Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 44.4% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 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 54.7% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 98.8% less likely to be murdered
Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 59.4% more home broadband
Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 26.4% more CO2
Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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