Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 84.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Austria, however, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 22.5% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,500 as of 2018, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $50,000 as of 2017.
be 77.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 5.5% as of 2017.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Austria, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 22.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Austria spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.