Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 57.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 20.6% more money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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 36.9% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.7% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 36.4% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 60.0% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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