Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 11.8 years longer
In Iraq, 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 8.1 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.8% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 76.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 63.7% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 79.6% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% more on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 29.3% less coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.