Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 100.0% more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $25,900 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 30.6% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% more on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Chilean Tax Administration.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.