Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 19.5 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 34.5 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 89.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 73.5% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Liberia? See an in-depth size comparison.