Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 20.3 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 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 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 21.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 77.7% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 58.6% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 99.1% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 129.9 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 83.4 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.3 times more CO2
Haiti 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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