Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 23.1 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 60.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 62.3 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 84.0% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 26.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.8% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 26.6% more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 149.1 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 30.7 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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