Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 45.3% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.3% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4928.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Canada Revenue Agency, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Canada: At a glance
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