Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

make 35.2% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 65.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Basic Needs

be 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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