Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 24.5 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 45.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 54.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 30.4 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 95.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 85.3% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 4027.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 13.1 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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