Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Rwanda, you would:

Health

live 17.8 years longer

In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 26.8 times more money

Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.

be 47.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Rwanda, 38.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Rwanda has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Rwanda, approximately 26.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 69.6% fewer children

In Rwanda, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Rwanda, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Rwanda, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Rwanda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 29.4% more on education

Rwanda spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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