Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cyprus instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.

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make 45.0% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.

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Life

be 10.7% 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 98.5% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cyprus, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.4% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cyprus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 15.8 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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Safety

be 46.4% more likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 25.8% more home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cyprus has 37.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.1 times more CO2

Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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