Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Ireland, you would:
Economy
be 49.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 42.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 47.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 13.8% less likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 58.1% less CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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