Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 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 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 3.8 times more money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 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 68.4% fewer children
In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.1% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 4.0 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 86.4% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 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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