Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Sweden, you would:
Economy
be 73.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 20.2% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 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 43.0% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.2% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Safety
be 51.3% less likely to be murdered
Sweden 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 26.5% less home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 29.1% less CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 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). How we calculate this
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Macau: At a glance
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