Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Guatemala, you would:

Health

live 12.1 years longer

In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 8.0 times more money

Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 17.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 71.4% higher top tax rate

Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.6% more likely to be literate

In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 82.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.

have 59.8% fewer children

In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 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 72.5% more likely to have internet access

In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.0 times more on education

Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.8% less coastline

Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

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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