Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
live 27.6 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 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 82.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 60.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 52.3 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $1,089 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 56.3 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 79.4% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.8 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 74.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 45% 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 84.9% more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 51.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 28.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% less on education
Lesotho spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 106.0 times more home broadband
Lesotho has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 10.7 times more CO2
Lesotho 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 (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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