Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 82.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $17,700 as of 2023.
be 8.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 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 Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Libya, 70% of the population do as of 2022.
be 47.5% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Libya, about 46.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 43.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.