Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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
be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 23.2% fewer children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 77.6% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 16.0% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 30.7% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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