Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 14.6 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 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
make 19.8 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 10.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 20.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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.
have 75.9% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 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 39.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 20.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 83% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.8% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 65.5% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 9.7 times more home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 6.8 times more electricity
Cambodia uses 932 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 4.2 times more CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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