Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 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 16.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 33.2% more money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 47.4% more likely to be murdered
Hong Kong has a homicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 25.9% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 45.0% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 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
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Macau: At a glance
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