Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Singapore instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 70.4% more money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 12.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 66.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 19.4% less on education

Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.7 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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