Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 13.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 98.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
have 5.6 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 34.2% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 63.9% as of 2022.
be 9.2 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 42.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 59.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 66.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 38.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, 62% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Infrastructure
find 98.7% less home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 93.7% less CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this
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Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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