Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 21.5 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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
make 95.1 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $599 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 43.0 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 84.5% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 31.7 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 15% 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 5.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 18.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 80.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 55% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.9% more on education
Madagascar spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 84.8% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 335.6 times more home broadband
Madagascar has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 79.4 times more electricity
Madagascar uses 80 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 30.7 times more CO2
Madagascar 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 (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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