Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 17.8 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 29.1 times more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 56.6% more likely to be literate
In Comoros, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 92.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 60.2% fewer children
In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 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 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 90% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Comoros spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.9% less coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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 Comoros? See an in-depth size comparison.