Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of India, you would:
Health
live 17.8 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 9.0 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 66.2% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.7% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 84.9% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 45.8% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.