Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 55.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.4 times more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 8.6 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 60.2% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 74.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 41.0% more home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 87.5% less CO2
Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Brunei vs. Macau
Macau: At a glance
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