Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 12.2 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 26.8 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 57.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
be 63.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 74.8% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 34.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.1 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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