Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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
be 44.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 74.1% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 29.7% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 13.0 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% 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
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.