Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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 60.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 7.1 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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.
have 56.3% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.7% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 97.1% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 24.0% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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