Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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
be 81.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 38.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 48.8% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.0% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.