Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 5.8 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 57.1% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 23.3% less likely to be murdered
Malaysia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Malaysia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 69.6% less CO2
Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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