Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 50.4% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $50,600 as of 2023.
be 17.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Korea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.5% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 19.5% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In South Korea, about 98.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.