Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.7 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.1 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 52.3% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.7% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 57.7% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 92.5% less likely to be murdered
Barbados has a homicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 20.3% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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