Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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
be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 75.0% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
make 11.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 32.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 22.5% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.