Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.1% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 92.4% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.6% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2016. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 5.5 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.