Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Bhutan, you would:

Health

live 12.7 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 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 4.5 times more money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2021, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.

be 59.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

Life

be 37.0% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 83.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 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 43.8% fewer children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 10.0% less on education

Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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