Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 5.5 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 58.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 51.4% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 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 41.9% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.