Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 17.9 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 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 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 11.7 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 14.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 81.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 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 76.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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 47.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 15.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.0% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 53.4% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 96.6% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 14.2 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 5.2 times more electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 3.8 times more CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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