Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 8.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 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 Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.2% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 36.6% less coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Jordan: At a glance
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