Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
live 17.8 years longer
In Ethiopia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 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 15.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 61.1 times more money
Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $933 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ethiopia, approximately 34.5 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 84.4% fewer children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 31.5 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 80.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 44% 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 4.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 21.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 79.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ethiopia, approximately 56% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.7% more on education
Ethiopia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 68.3 times more home broadband
Ethiopia has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 56.5 times more electricity
Ethiopia uses 113 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 30.7 times more CO2
Ethiopia emits 0.1 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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