Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 22.8 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 26.8 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 55.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 78.7% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 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 77.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 33.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.1% less coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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 Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.