Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 14.3 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 13.0 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
be 6.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 19.9% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 84.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 52.8% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 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 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.9% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.7% less coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, General Department of Taxation.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Cambodia? See an in-depth size comparison.