Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 14.3 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 85.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 8.8 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 67.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 70.3% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 58.6% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 8.9 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 67.5% more electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.9% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 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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