Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 6.7% as of 2022.
pay a 4.3 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.6% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 18.6% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 30.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Finland: At a glance
How big is Finland compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.