Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 19.3 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 57.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 62.0 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 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 83.6% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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 93.5% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 9.2 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 77.4 times more home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 25.6 times more CO2
Gambia 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 (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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