Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.8% more money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.
be 66.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 33.7% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.7% 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 Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cayman Islands: At a glance
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.