Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 19.2 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 20.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 86.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 45.2% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 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 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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 Burma? See an in-depth size comparison.