Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
make 62.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 98.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.7% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 13.3 times more likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 25.5% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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