Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 2.5 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $54,800 as of 2020.
be 73.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 28.3% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Dirección General Impositiva.
Macau: At a glance
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