Attribute |
 Hong Kong × |  Singapore × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 1,108 | 719 |
Continent | Asia | Asia |
Land area (km²) | 1,073 | 709 |
Water area (km²) | 35 | 10 |
Land boundaries (km) | 33 | 0 |
Coastline (km) | 733 | 193 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 958 | 166 |
People | | |
Population | 7,249,907 | 6,209,660 |
Official languages | - Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin
| - English
- Malay
- Mandarin
- Tamil
|
Religion | Buddhist or Taoist | Buddhist |
Government | | |
Long country name | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Republic of Singapore |
Short country name | Hong Kong | Singapore |
Long local name | Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | Republic of Singapore |
Short local name | Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball) | Singapore |
Government type | Presidential limited democracy | Parliamentary republic |
Capital | - | Singapore |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 480,500,000,000 | 528,100,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 341,400,000,000 | 323,900,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.8 | 3.6 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 64,500 | 94,100 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 26.6 | 46.5 |
Labor force | 3,965,000 | 3,657,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 3.1 | 2.2 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 19.9 | - |
Budget revenues (USD) | 79,340,000,000 | 50,850,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 61,640,000,000 | 51,870,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 3.3 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.2 | 15.7 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 5.2 | -0.3 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 0.1 | 111.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 1.75 | 2.15 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5 | 5.28 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 311,100,000,000 | 137,400,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 311,100,000,000 | 137,400,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 825,300,000,000 | 471,200,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 4,359,000,000,000 | 809,400,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | 14,750,000,000 | 60,990,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 530,600,000,000 | 396,800,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 602,400,000,000 | 312,100,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 431,400,000,000 | 279,900,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 633,600,000,000 | 566,100,000,000 |
National currency | Hong Kong dollars | Singapore dollars |
National currency (code) | HKD | SGD |
National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 7.82 | 1.3 |