Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 53.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 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 Croatia, 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 36.1% fewer children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.4% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 16.4% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.6% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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