Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 2.0 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 88.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 75.0% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 19.7% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, GSIS, Greece.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.