Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 28.1 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 74.2 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Chad, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 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 87.7% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
be 91.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Chad, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Environment
emit 18.1 times more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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