Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba 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 Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 48.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 87.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 10.0% less 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 Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
have 15.1% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.3% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 91.1 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.