Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 36.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Malawi has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.4% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 86.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 67.4% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Malawi? See an in-depth size comparison.