Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 12.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 5.5 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 65.7% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% less on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 97.7% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 37.4% more home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 30.5% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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