Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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
make 2.4 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 64.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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 13.2% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.7% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 88.4% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.