Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 16.7 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 72.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 37.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 25.9 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 91.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 30.2 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 85.6% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 34.0 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 1% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 29.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.9% less on education
Mauritania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 62.0% less likely to be murdered
Mauritania has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 42.4 times more home broadband
Mauritania has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 4.7 times more CO2
Mauritania emits 1.0 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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