Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 61.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.4 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 70.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 32.9% fewer children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 22.2% less likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.0% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 23.8% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 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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