Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Argentina, 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 3.8 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 63.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 43.4% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Macau: At a glance
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