Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 23.3 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 18.7 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 20.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 94.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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 84.5% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 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 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
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.
Infrastructure
find 25.2 times more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 18.0 times more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 7.8 times more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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