Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Qatar, you would:

Economy

be 18.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.

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Life

have 44.3% fewer children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 92.7% less coastline

Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Safety

be 8.0 times more likely to be murdered

Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 94.7% less CO2

Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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