Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 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 United Kingdom, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 3.8 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.8% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 25.6% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United Kingdom, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 303.1 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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