Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.8% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2023.
be 61.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% 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 United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
have 41.9% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.6% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 486.0 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Internal Revenue Service, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
United States: At a glance
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