Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.2 times more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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 25.4% fewer children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 63.6% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 15.5% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 67.4% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 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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