Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $122,000 as of 2018.
be 54.5% less likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 69.7% lower top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.5% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Macau, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2020.
have 36.3% fewer children
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Macau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretariat for Economy and Finance, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service.
Macau: At a glance
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