Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 19.5 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Madagascar, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Madagascar, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 99.2% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Madagascar, the GDP per capita is $599 as of 2025.
Life
have 6.0 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Madagascar, there are 31.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.1% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Madagascar, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 9.4 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 Madagascar, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 60.6% 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 Madagascar, that number is 39% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 15% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 79.2% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Madagascar, about 18.7% do as of 2024.
be 44.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Madagascar, 55% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Madagascar spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 117.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Madagascar, that number is 4,828 km.
Infrastructure
find 99.6% less home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Madagascar has 0.1 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 94.1% less CO2
Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Madagascar emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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