Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 7.0 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 52.0% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 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 25.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.8% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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 Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.