Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 13.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Guyana, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 51.2% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $49,800 as of 2023.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guyana, that number is 12.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 94.2% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guyana, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.8 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 Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 11.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
How big is Guyana compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.