Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Switzerland, you would:
Economy
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 17.8% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,200 as of 2020.
be 26.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.9% as of 2019.
be 24.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 22.4% fewer children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 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 10.2% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% 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: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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