Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 16.9% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 70.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 75.4% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 21.1% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 45.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.5% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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