Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Belgium, you would:

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 13.7% more money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.

be 62.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.

pay a 77.7% lower top tax rate

Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 43.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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 16.8% fewer children

In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 51.6% less on education

Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 38.3% less coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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