Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 21.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.
be 41.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 4.2 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.5% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.
be 10.7 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, 37% of the population do as of 2022.
be 60.2% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
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