Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 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 64.8% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 74.7% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 43.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 34.0% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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