Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.7 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 34.8% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 61.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 13.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 34.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 65.0% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.2 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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