Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In San Marino, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 21.1% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $59,871 as of 2023.
Life
be 73.9% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 1.2 children do as of 2024.
have 20.8% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 4.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. San Marino spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 19.9% more home broadband
Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. San Marino has 35.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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San Marino: At a glance
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