Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 52.8% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.4 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.