Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 76.9% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
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 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.9% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Macau: At a glance
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