Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovakia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 44.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Slovakia, the GDP per capita is $30,300 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Slovakia, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Slovakia, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 29.0% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Slovakia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Slovakia: At a glance
How big is Slovakia compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.