Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 12.0 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 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
make 6.9 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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 51.7% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on education
Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.3% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 97.9% less likely to be murdered
Dominica has a homicide rate of 27.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 43.1% more home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 99.2% more CO2
Dominica emits 1.3 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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