Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 29.5% more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.

Life

be 23.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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 42.3% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 17.1% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.3% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 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

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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