Quality of life comparison

live 21.5 years longer

In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

make 24.9 times more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.

be 97.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.

be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 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 72.9% fewer children

In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

be 27.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burkina Faso, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 46.6% less on education

Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.