Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 11.6 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
be 16.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 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 77.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 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 33.2% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.2% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.7 times more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 55.2% more CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 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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