Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Vietnam, 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.
Economy
make 15.0 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
be 54.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 61.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 60.5% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 5.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
Infrastructure
find 25.9% more home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 40.7% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 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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