Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In South Carolina, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 51.1% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
