If you lived in Macau instead of Fiji, you would:

Health

live 15.9 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 56.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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make 11.4 times more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.

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Life

be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 23.5 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.

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have 70.3% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.2% more likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 17.6% less on education

Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Safety

be 72.8% less likely to be murdered

Fiji has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 16.6 times more home broadband

Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 56.2% more CO2

Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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