Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 86.3% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
have 77.9% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.0% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 5.9 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 Bhutan, on the other hand, 27.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bhutan spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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