Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Economy
be 13.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 25.0% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 10.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.6% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 77.5% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 62.8% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Israel: At a glance
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