Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 18.5 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 88.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.
be 8.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.
pay a 3.1 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.4 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Namibia, 56% of the population do as of 2022.
be 39.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.4% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 38.3 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Inland Revenue Department.
Namibia: At a glance
How big is Namibia compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.