Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 21.1 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 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 19.2 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 70.0% lower top tax rate
Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 75.6% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.2% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.