Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.1% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Israel, that number is 4.4% as of 2020.
pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.4% less 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 91.1% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Israel spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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