Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alaska instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 8.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Alaska, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 25.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Alaska, the GDP per capita is $75,882 as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alaska, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
