Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 21.1 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 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
make 50.7 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 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 83.4% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% 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 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 61.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 62% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 103.3 times more home broadband
Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.7 times more CO2
Guinea-Bissau 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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