Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 8.3 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% 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
Lebanon 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 34.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 31.7% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.8% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Lebanon? See an in-depth size comparison.