Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 19.3% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 57.0% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greenland, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 90.6% 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 Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greenland, about 69.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.9% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greenland spends 10.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 1075.3 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.