Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 73.3% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 29.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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