Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 26.2 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 98.3% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 40.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.6 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 49.9% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.
be 16.0 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.6% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 9.8 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, National Revenue Authority.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.