Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 21.6 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 48.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 24.1 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 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 81.8% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 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 31.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% 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 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 52.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 36.8% more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 92.2% less likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 13.2 times more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 32.6 times more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 12.1 times more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 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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