Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 13.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Philippines, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2018.
make 85.8% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2020.
be 74.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% as of 2019.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.7 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.7% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Philippines, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.5 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.