Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 2.1 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 63.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
pay a 68.2% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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