Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 53.1% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 51.9% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on education
New Zealand spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 61.6% less likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 21.5% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 57.9% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 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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