Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Western Sahara, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years longer
In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.4 times more money
Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 94.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 72.9% fewer children
In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 34.0% less coastline
Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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
How big is Hong Kong compared to Western Sahara? See an in-depth size comparison.