Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 34.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 32.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 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 38.5% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 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 27.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 9.7 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 32.5% more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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