Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 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
make 9.4 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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 34.7% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% more on education
Thailand spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Thailand has 14.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 36.1% less CO2
Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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