Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 41.7% lower top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 84.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 15.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.3% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2016. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
be 5.7 times 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.2% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.