Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.0% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 20.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
have 26.7% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 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 British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In British Virgin Islands, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.1% more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.