Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 18.5 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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 76.6% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 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 28.3% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 70.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 4.3 times more electricity
Egypt uses 1,493 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 84.0% more CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 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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