Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 3.3 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 69.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 39.9% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on education
Iran spends 3.6% 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
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.