Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 13.5% 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 Taiwan, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2022.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Taiwan, there are 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 38.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.