Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 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.
Economy
make 18.9 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,020 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 31.3 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 79.8% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 24.3 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 4.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 13% 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 5.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 18.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 87.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 53% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.9 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 0.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 175.1 times more home broadband
Papua New Guinea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 8.8 times more CO2
Papua New Guinea emits 0.5 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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