Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 9.7 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 79.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 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 80.4% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 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 27.2% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.9% more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 45.8 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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