Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 53.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 12.9 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 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 78.8% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 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 19.3% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 33.9 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 58.1% more CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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