Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 20.3 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 74.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 25.1 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $75,902 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 82.3% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Macau, about 89.8% do as of 2024.
be 48.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 9.2 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Macau spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 91.7% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 15.4 times more home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Macau has 29.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 3.3 times more CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 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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