Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
make 11.9% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 43.6% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.