Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 29.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 10.7 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 64.2% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 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 16.4% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 98.8% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 73.1% more home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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