Quality of life comparison

live 21.7 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

make 21.2 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 38.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate

Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

be 25.9% more likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 90.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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 75.2% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cameroon, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 91.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 96.9% more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 89.8% less coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.