Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 60.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 18.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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.

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have 56.6% fewer children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 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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Geography

see 41.4% less coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Macau is 37.2% cheaper than Jersey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Jersey is about 4.1 times bigger than Macau.
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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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