Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 16.7 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 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
make 29.7 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 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 79.1% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 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 26.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% less on education
Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 995.3 times more home broadband
Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 4.3 times more CO2
Kiribati emits 0.6 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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