Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 45.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.4% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 26.7% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 118.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
France: At a glance
How big is France compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.