Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 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 Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 9.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.