Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Israel, you would:
Economy
make 31.8% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $44,400 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 16.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
have 60.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.7% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 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.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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