Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malta instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 21.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Malta, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Geography
see 4.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Malta: At a glance
How big is Malta compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.