Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 81.2% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Brazil, about 84.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 50.7 times more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 40.2% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 51.8% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 49.6% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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