Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 24.7 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 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 47.8 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 47.5 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 87.6% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 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 83.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 23% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 36.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 15.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 52.3 times more home broadband
Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 15.3 times more CO2
Mali emits 0.3 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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