Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
live 25.4 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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
make 23.8 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 92.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.5% more likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 90.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 60.6% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.1% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.