Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 26.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
Life
have 67.9% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% more on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Canada spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 4928.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 42.4% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 5.5 times more CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Canada emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Macau vs. Canada
Canada: At a glance
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