Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 56.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 2.7 times more money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $28,544 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 13.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 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 37.6% fewer children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.9% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 50.0% less likely to be murdered
Slovakia 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 11.7% less home broadband
Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 54.1% less CO2
Slovakia emits 5.5 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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