Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 5.8 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 47.7% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 59.7% less likely to be murdered
Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 20.0% more home broadband
Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 41.3% more CO2
Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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