Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 22.5 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 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 41.2 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 40.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 34.8 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 84.7% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 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 68.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 54.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 13.1 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 28.4 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 25.9 times more electricity
Togo uses 246 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 14.8 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 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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