Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 19.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 24.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.4% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 17.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 32.1% less likely to be murdered
Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.9% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 81.8% more CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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