Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
live 21.6 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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 57.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 90.9 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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 86.8% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% 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 4.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 50.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.3% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 70.3% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 287.6 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 16.3 times more electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.9 times more CO2
Mozambique 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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