Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 8.7 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 61.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 52.6% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.