Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 72 years (66 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 33.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Russia, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2015.
pay a 13.3% lower top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 56.7% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,500 as of 2018, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,900 as of 2017.
be 67.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Russia, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 19.0% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Russia, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.4 times 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 51.4 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Russia: At a glance
How big is Russia compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.