Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 45.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 5.9 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 76.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 68.9% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 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 16.8% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.6% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.6% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 95.6% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 4.0 times more electricity
Peru uses 1,595 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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