Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 52.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.
pay a 4.7 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 33.8% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 23.2% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 178.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Danish Central Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.