Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 12.1 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 41.7% lower top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 87.5% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 20.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.2% less likely to be literate

In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 5.7 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.0% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 50.8% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 9.8 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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