Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 15.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 8.0 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 66.9% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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 24.1% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 67.2% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 99.2% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 3.8 times more electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 74.2% more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 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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