If you lived in Macau instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

live 21.3 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 6.0 times more money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate

Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 71.3% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 63.0% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 47.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.1% less coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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