Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 21.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 66.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 8.6 times more money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $6,615 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 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 83.7% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% 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 51.3% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 402.7 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 8.0 times more electricity
Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 80.4% more CO2
Equatorial Guinea 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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