Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Malta, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 39.8% more money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.

pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate

Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 34.0% less on education

Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 79.2% less coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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