Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 77.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 63.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
make 72.2% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,500 as of 2018, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 27.4% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.2 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 8.6 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 36.5% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Thailand: At a glance
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