Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
make 96.3% more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Luxembourg, the GDP per capita is $110,300 as of 2020.
be 12.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Luxembourg, however, that number is 17.5% as of 2018.
be 82.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Luxembourg, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
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 44.4% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Luxembourg, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
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 15.9% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Luxembourg spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Luxembourg: At a glance
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