Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New York instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 7.3 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In New York, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 95.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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