Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.2% more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 23.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.2% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 12.6% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% less on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.7% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Singapore: At a glance
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