Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kiribati, you would:

Health

live 18.8 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 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.

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Economy

make 22.3 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 93.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 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.

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have 80.6% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 26.5% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 76.8% less on education

Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 35.9% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Infrastructure

find 1342.3 times more home broadband

Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 7.8 times more CO2

Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Kiribati is about 1.4 times smaller than Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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