Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of China, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 49.1% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 5.5 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 12.0% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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 21.7% fewer children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 12.0% more likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 36.7% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 72.9% less CO2
China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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