Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 59.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.4% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 142.3 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.