Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 24.6 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 22.2% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 79.5% as of 2022. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 77.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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 74.7% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 20.9 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 20.3% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this
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