Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
be 66.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 36.3% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 71.7% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 29.8% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 81.9% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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