Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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

be 37.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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make 29.2 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.

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Life

be 22.9% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2022. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

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be 81.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 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 73.5% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 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 68.2% more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 72.4% more on education

Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 92.9% less coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.7 times more home broadband

Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 3.5 times more CO2

Bangladesh emits 0.7 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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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