Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 18.1 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 89.4% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.5 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.5 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 88.8% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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