Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 15.3 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 17.9 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.6% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 83.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 66.4% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.2% more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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