If you lived in Macau instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

live 18.2 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 84.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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make 28.2 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.

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Life

be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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.

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have 75.8% fewer children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 87.7% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.

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be 36.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 97.7% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Safety

be 98.6% less likely to be murdered

Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 96.3 times more home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 8.4 times more CO2

Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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