Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
make 15.4% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 34.6% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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