Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 52.1% less 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 80.4% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.6% less on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 86.5% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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