live 30.2 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 53 years (53 years for men, 53 years for women) as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 53 years (53 years for men, 53 years for women) as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2017, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,500 as of 2018.
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.1% as of 2017.
In Lesotho, 57.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
In Lesotho, approximately 41.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2020.
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Lesotho, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
In Lesotho, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Hong Kong, about 89.4% do as of 2018.
In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2017.
Lesotho spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hong Kong spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
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