Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
make 16.2% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 22.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 33.8% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 71.8% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 275.7 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Canada: At a glance
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