Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 2.5 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 62.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 74.6% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 47.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% more on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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