Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 84.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 14.0 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.5% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 79.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 69.4% more home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 51.2% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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