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 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 19.4% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 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 Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 10.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretariat for Economy and Finance, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.
Macau: At a glance
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