Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 60.3% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $40,500 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.6% as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.2% 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 Romania, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.3% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.