Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 16.5 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 89.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 82.9% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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 3.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 67.2% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 236.9 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 51.6 times more electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 20.9 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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