Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 38.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2022.

make 10.7% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $57,500 as of 2023.

be 82.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 7.2% as of 2023.

pay a 3.4 times higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.5% less 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

have 34.2% more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 47.5% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Finland spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 70.5% more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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