Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Canada, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 82.8% more money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 58.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 15.4% fewer children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 21.2% more on education

Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 100.0% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretariat for Economy and Finance, The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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