Quality of life comparison

live 21.7 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

make 95.3% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 62.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 4.0 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 20.6% less likely to be literate

In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 10.6 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 Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.

be 47.7% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

spend 49.2% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 9.8 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.