Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 3.4 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 56.4% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 34.8% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.