Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belgium, that number is 5.9% as of 2025.
make 20.0% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
be 32.5% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 73.6% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.4% more on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belgium spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 62.2% more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 92.9% more likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 48.1% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Macau vs. Belgium
Belgium: At a glance
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