Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 18.9 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 75.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 48.9 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 85.2% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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 Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 54.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 14.1% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 671.2 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 28.6 times more electricity
Sudan uses 223 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 10.7 times more CO2
Sudan 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 (2022–2023), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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