Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 2.3 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 47.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 29.6 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 89.3% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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