Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
make 40.8% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,500 as of 2018, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $38,200 as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 11.3% as of 2017.
be 50.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Italy, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2012.
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 18.5% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 16.8% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Italy, about 74.4% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 15.2% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
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
How big is Italy compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.