Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 53.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 5.3 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 4.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 79.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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 59.6% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 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 13.4% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.2% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 90.2% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 98.0% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 67.2% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.1 times more electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 98.3% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 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 (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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