Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 30.8 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 46.5 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 84.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 21.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.9 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 14.1% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 97.6% less likely to be murdered
Nigeria has a homicide rate of 15.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 503.4 times more home broadband
Nigeria has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 44.1 times more electricity
Nigeria uses 144 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 8.1 times more CO2
Nigeria emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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