Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 4.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 41.4% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 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 39.7% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.6% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
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