Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 1.0 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 30.6% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.

pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

Life

be 23.9% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 13.6% fewer children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.4 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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