Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 16.7% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $44,400 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 76.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 55.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.0% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Macau: At a glance
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