Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 82.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 5.1 times more money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 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 52.7% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 86.0% less coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 29.1% less likely to be murdered
Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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