If you lived in Macau instead of Bahrain, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years longer

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 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.

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Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 37.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahrain, approximately 7.3 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.

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have 55.9% fewer children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.2% less likely to have internet access

In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 85.2% more on education

Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 74.5% less coastline

Bahrain has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Safety

be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered

Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 75.8% more home broadband

Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 89.4% less CO2

Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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