Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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 8.6 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 81.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 55.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.2% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.