Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 19.0 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 35.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 84.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 57.4% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 88.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 59.4% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.5 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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
How big is Macau compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.