Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 39.8% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 30.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 64.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 11.2% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 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 76.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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 Authority of Singapore, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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