Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Switzerland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 18.7% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $82,900 as of 2023.
be 80.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 4.0% as of 2023.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.0% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 17.4% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Switzerland, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Switzerland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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