Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Malta, you would:
Economy
make 20.4% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $48,600 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $58,500 as of 2022.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
be 47.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 19.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Hong Kong, however, that number is 19.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 43.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 19.1% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 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 32.2% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
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