Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 95.5% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.9% less likely to be literate
In Macau, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 7.3 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 Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.7% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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