Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 52.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 49.5% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.