Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $132,400 as of 2023.
be 32.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.
pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Luxembourg, the top tax rate is 43.6% as of 2016.
Life
have 52.6% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.5% 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 Luxembourg, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Luxembourg spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
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