Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 19.4 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 85.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 19.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 22.7 times more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $2,515 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 90.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 27.0 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 83.9% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 30.4 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 11% 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 36.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2021. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% more on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 31.7 times more home broadband
Republic of the Congo has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 18.8 times more electricity
Republic of the Congo uses 338 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Republic of the Congo emits 1.3 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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