Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Economy
be 46.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.1% as of 2017.
pay a 65.6% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 38.6% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $105,100 as of 2017, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,500 as of 2018.
Life
be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.3 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.
have 27.6% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Luxembourg spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Hong Kong spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
How big is Hong Kong compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.