Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Japan, you would:
Economy
make 32.4% more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 15.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 78.6% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 31.1% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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 Tax Agency Japan.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.