Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.8% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 58.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.1% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 46.5% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 121.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.