Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 3.4 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 23.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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 29.3% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.8% less coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 49.5% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 16.6% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 32.0% less CO2
Romania emits 3.7 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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