Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 61.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malta, that number is 0.8% as of 2019.

make 28.5% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $39,200 as of 2020.

pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Expenditures

spend 51.6% more on education

Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Malta spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

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

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.

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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