Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Ukraine, you would:

Health

live 8.6 years longer

In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Macau, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 12.9 times more money

Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.

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Life

be 39.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.

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Expenditures

spend 31.9% less on education

Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

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Safety

be 85.2% less likely to be murdered

Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 37.9% more home broadband

Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 19.2% less CO2

Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Macau emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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