Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 85.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
pay a 4.0 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.4% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 29.1% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 35.3 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.