Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 16.8 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 65.2 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.0% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 83.9% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
be 54.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 497.7 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 5.9 times more CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 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 (2018–2023), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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