Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.3 years longer

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 7.9 times more money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.

be 78.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.

pay a 68.4% lower top tax rate

Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 30.8% more likely to be literate

In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.

be 76.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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.

have 47.7% fewer children

In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 41.5% less on education

Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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