Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Kazakhstan, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 49.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Kazakhstan, the GDP per capita is $26,100 as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.9% as of 2022.
Life
have 100.0% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 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 Kazakhstan, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: At a glance
How big is Kazakhstan compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.