Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bangladesh, you would:

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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.

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Economy

be 25.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 21.9 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 89.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 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.

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have 75.5% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 79.3% more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 87.7% more on education

Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 26.4% more coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Infrastructure

find 5.0 times more home broadband

Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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use 10.5 times more electricity

Bangladesh uses 603 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 6.4 times more CO2

Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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