Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
make 26.3% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 13.6% fewer children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 40.6 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Japan: At a glance
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