Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.4 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 54.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.8% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 84.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 48.5% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.