Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 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 57.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 81.4% more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 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.
have 69.4% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 67.3% less coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 16.2 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Guam vs. Macau
Macau: At a glance
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