Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in India instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 11.1 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 79.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.

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make 96.4% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 19.5% less likely to be literate

In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In India, it is 78.2% as of 2024.

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be 5.1 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 India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In India, about 70.0% do as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 17.1% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 170.7 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.

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Safety

be 5.0 times more likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In India, that number is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 89.5% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. India has 3.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 14.2% less CO2

Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. India emits 2.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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India: At a glance

India is a sovereign country in South Asia, with a total land area of approximately 2,973,193 sq km. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into northwestern India. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated the Indian subcontinent about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. The Maurya Empire of the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. - which reached its zenith under ASHOKA - united much of South Asia. The Golden Age ushered in by the Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th centuries A.D.) saw a flowering of Indian science, art, and culture. Islam spread across the subcontinent over a period of 700 years. In the 10th and 11th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate. In the early 16th century, the Emperor BABUR established the Mughal Dynasty which ruled India for more than three centuries. European explorers began establishing footholds in India during the 16th century. By the 19th century, Great Britain had become the dominant political power on the subcontinent. The British Indian Army played a vital role in both World Wars. Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence, which was granted in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states - India and Pakistan. The neighboring nations have fought three wars since independence, the last of which was in 1971 and resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. India's nuclear weapons tests in 1998 emboldened Pakistan to conduct its own tests that same year. In November 2008, terrorists originating from Pakistan conducted a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Despite pressing problems such as significant overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and widespread corruption, economic growth following the launch of economic reforms in 1991 and a massive youthful population are driving India's emergence as a regional and global power.
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