Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 73 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
make 26.4 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $2,872 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 35.0% more likely to be literate
In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 71.9% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 72.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 16.4 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 73.9% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 68.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
be 20.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 83% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.7% less coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 7.2 times more home broadband
Cambodia has 4.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Cambodia emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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