Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 10.9 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 87.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 67.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 61.3% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 96.9% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 57.7% more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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