Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Denmark, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 23.7% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2024.
have 79.2% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Denmark, about 99.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 81.7% more on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 178.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
Safety
be 50.0% more likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 45.3% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Denmark has 43.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 69.2% more CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Macau vs. Denmark
Denmark: At a glance
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