If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

live 11.8 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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.

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Economy

be 15.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 3.0 times more money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.

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Life

be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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.

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have 53.5% fewer children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.6% more likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 82.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.0% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.0 times more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

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Safety

be 99.1% less likely to be murdered

Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 49.0% more home broadband

Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 76.5% less CO2

Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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