Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Hong Kong, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 36.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $64,400 as of 2023.
be 74.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Hong Kong, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 11.6% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.5% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Hong Kong spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 17.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: At a glance
How big is Hong Kong compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.