Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 36.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 25.5% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 48.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 34.6% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.2% less on education
Germany 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 98.3% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 38.5% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.5% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 63.5% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 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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