Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 22.9 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 8.8 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 29.4% lower top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 35.7% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 92.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 78.2% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
be 50.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.2% more on education
Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretariat for Economy and Finance, The World Factbook, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.
Macau: At a glance
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