Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Japan, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 86 years (83 years for men, 90 years for women) as of 2020. In Hong Kong, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 50.3% more money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $42,900 as of 2017, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,500 as of 2018.

pay a 73.2% lower top tax rate

Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

be 23.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

Life

have 15.1% more children

In Japan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong, National Tax Agency Japan.

Hong Kong: At a glance

Hong Kong (sometimes abbreviated HK) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,073 sq km. Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
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