Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.9% more money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 12.6% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.7% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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