Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 17.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 61.7% less 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 24.4% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 81.0% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
How big is Monaco compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.