Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 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.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 39.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 16.3 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 67.8% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 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 24.9% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 73.8% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 97.0% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 3.3 times more electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 35.7% more CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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