Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 4.2 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 64.2% lower top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.7% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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, Ministry of Finance, Barbados.
Macau: At a glance
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