Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.1 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 45.4% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

pay a 91.7% higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Expenditures

spend 35.5% more on education

Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 12.1 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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