Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.7% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 72.7% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.