Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 13.4 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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
make 18.2 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $4,171 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 66.6% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.6% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on education
Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 87.1% less likely to be murdered
Philippines has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 4.2 times more home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 68.7% more CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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