Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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
pay a 68.4% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 37.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 35.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 14.6% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 69.3% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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