Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 21.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 2.9 times more money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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 55.5% fewer children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.4% less on education
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 49.3% more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 95.2% less likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 27.4% more home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 36.5% less CO2
Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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