Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

be 23.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2025.

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make 36.9% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $47,907 as of 2025.

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Life

have 45.3% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 34.6% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.

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Infrastructure

find 49.1% more home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malta has 44.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 25.7% more CO2

Macau emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malta emits 3.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Malta: At a glance

Malta is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 316 sq km. Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
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