Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.7% 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 12.6% as of 2018.
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 52.8% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 57.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
Life
have 17.5% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
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.