Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Dominica, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 11.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Life
have 52.7% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 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 Dominica, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Dominica spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominica: At a glance
How big is Dominica compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.