Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 21.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 80.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.6 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 67.8% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.1% more on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.8% less coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 66.6% less home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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