Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 71.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 73.3% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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