Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Economy
be 45.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
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 49.0% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 13.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, 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 30.7% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Hong Kong, there are 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
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
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