Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 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
make 27.3 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,086 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 95.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 84.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Solomon Islands, approximately 16.4 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 81.7% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 26.7 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 23.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Solomon Islands, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 81% 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 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 39.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Solomon Islands, approximately 72% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 366.1 times more home broadband
Solomon Islands has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 12.1 times more CO2
Solomon Islands emits 0.4 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). How we calculate this
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