Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Macau, you would:

Health

live 9.8 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 94.1% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.7 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 11.4% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 23.8% less on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.8 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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