Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 16.0 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 83.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 59.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 85.7% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 5.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 61.5% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 31.7 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 70.9 times more electricity
Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 17.7 times more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2014–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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