Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 44.1% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
pay a 69.3% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 15.7% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.4% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Hong Kong, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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