Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 7.8 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 66.3% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 93.5% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 25.2% more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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