Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 9.0 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 18.5% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.2% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 49.7% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 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 39.7% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.7% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.6% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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