Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 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 39.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 35.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 42.4% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.9% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 18.8% less likely to be murdered
Netherlands 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 30.5% less home broadband
Netherlands has 43.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 61.7% less CO2
Netherlands emits 6.6 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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