Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 74.9% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 73.6% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Brazil: At a glance
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