Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 94.2% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.4 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.4% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 7.3 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 Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 86% of the population do as of 2018.
be 67.0% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
How big is Timor-Leste compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.