Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 12.2 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 87.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 11.8 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 67.9% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 6.6 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 70.8% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 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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