Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 62.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 72.5% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
make 50.3% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 21.5% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 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 Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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