Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.3 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 29.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

make 87.5% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.

be 70.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.

pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 93.2% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.4 times more 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 45.5% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 15.9% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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