Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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
be 45.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 11.8% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 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 45.6% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 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 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 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 Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.