Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In El Salvador, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 40.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In El Salvador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 92.4% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $5,767 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 91.7% more 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In El Salvador, about 66.5% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
Safety
be 14.1 times more likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 58.3% less home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. El Salvador has 12.5 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 40.3% less CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. El Salvador emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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El Salvador: At a glance
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