Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
make 21.7% more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 21.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
be 19.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 28.9% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.4% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Switzerland: At a glance
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