Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 52.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 81.7% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 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 Cyprus, 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 49.6% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% less on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.7% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 31.7% less likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 20.5% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 53.1% less CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 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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