Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.4 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 75 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 4.7 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2018, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,500 as of 2018.

be 61.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.1% as of 2017.

be 32.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 29.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 85.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 19.2 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 49.4% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Hong Kong, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mongolia, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Hong Kong, 100% of the population do as of 2016.

be 3.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 23.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Hong Kong, about 89.4% do as of 2018.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Hong Kong, 100% of people do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 19.5% less on education

Mongolia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Hong Kong spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

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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