Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 21.4 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 10.8 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
be 49.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 71.6% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 42.3% more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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