Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 48.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.0% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.8% more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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