Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
pay a 4.1 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.2% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 17.4% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 185.4 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.