Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 43.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 19.7% fewer children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 33.2% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 49.9% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Greece vs. Macau
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.