Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 24.1 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 98.0% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 6.4 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.1 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 Burkina Faso, on the other hand, 43.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 70.5% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 50.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, 50% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.9% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Burkina Faso spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 97.9% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
use 97.9% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burkina Faso uses 133 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 94.1% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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