Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 26.4 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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 85.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 86.2 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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 88.4% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 24% 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 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 32.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 75.8% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 55.9 times more home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 92.0 times more CO2
Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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