Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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

make 2.2 times more money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.

be 13.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Bulgaria 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 68.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 24.0% more likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, 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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