Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 21.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
make 88.4% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $6,615 as of 2025.
Life
have 6.1 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.7 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 Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 47.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% 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 Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Equatorial Guinea, about 63.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 59.6% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.8% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 as of 2022.
use 87.5% less electricity
Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Equatorial Guinea uses 792 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 44.6% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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