Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 18.3 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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.

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Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

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Life

be 88.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 22.7 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.

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have 75.6% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 45.3% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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be 14.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 50.5% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.9% more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Infrastructure

find 17.1 times more home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this

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Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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