Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 12.5% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 73.3% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 25.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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