Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 2.8 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 75.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 36.2% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 53.7% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.