Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 48.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 26.8% 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 Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 12.8% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 22.0% more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guernsey: At a glance
How big is Guernsey compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.