Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 11.4% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.

pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 31.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 26.7% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 12.7% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 118.4 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.

France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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