Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 14.1 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 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 5.2 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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 55.4% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 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 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on education
Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 98.6% less likely to be murdered
Dominica has a homicide rate of 27.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 93.0% more home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 3.6 times more CO2
Dominica emits 1.3 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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