Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Denmark, 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 57.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 31.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 44.2% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to be murdered
Denmark 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 31.2% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 40.9% less CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 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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