Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 12.4 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 55.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.6% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 84.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 50.3% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Bangladesh? See an in-depth size comparison.