Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 6.4 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 59.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 35.3% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% more on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.3% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.