Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 5.6 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.0% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 61.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 37.7% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.