Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 52.9% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $51,800 as of 2022, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 7.9% as of 2022.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.5% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uruguay, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.0% 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 Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Uruguay spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.1 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Dirección General Impositiva.
Uruguay: At a glance
How big is Uruguay compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.