Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
live 14.8 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 14.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 62.9 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.0% more likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2024. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 87.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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 84.6% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 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 94.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% 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 10.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
be 58.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% more on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 93.8% less likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 142.2 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 14.9 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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