Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 13.7 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 44.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 14.1 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 82.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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 82.3% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 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 62.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% 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 37.0% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.1% less on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 71.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 15.2% more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.7 times more home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 5.3 times more CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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