Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 22.3 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 69.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
be 48.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Zimbabwe, 38.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
make 18.9 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 95.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 83.6% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
be 48.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.0 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 94.4% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 20.8 times more home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 12.6 times more electricity
Zimbabwe uses 504 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 6.0 times more CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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