Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of France, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 30.5% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 75.4% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 76.1% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.7% more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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 21.9% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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