Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 22.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
make 94.0% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 4.5 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 56.1% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2016. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 12.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 67.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Benin, 33% of the population do as of 2019.
be 70.5% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Benin, 75% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.