Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 15.3 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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
make 11.9 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.4% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Macau, it is 96.5% as of 2016.
be 91.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 65.6% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.