Quality of life comparison
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 88.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $11,300 as of 2023.
be 22.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In El Salvador, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 98.8% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.4% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
El Salvador: At a glance
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