Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 37.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 3.9 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 53.7% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 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 12.3% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 13.8% more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.9% more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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