Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 15.4 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.5 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 71.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Madagascar, 70.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 62.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 72.0% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 39% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 9.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.7% more on education
Madagascar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.8% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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