Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 76.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 75.8% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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 75.4% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 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 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 59.7% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 98.0% less likely to be murdered
Guyana has a homicide rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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