Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 62.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
pay a 91.7% higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Geography
see 12.1 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Latvia: At a glance
How big is Latvia compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.