Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 43.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
make 86.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.8% less 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 Belarus, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 32.6% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% more on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 21.4% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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