Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 37.1% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 4.8 times higher top tax rate

Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 49.9% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 24.4% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 14.3% more on education

Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 78.5 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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