Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 35.2% more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 32.1% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.1% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 42.9% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 18.1% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 54.3% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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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