Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
make 86.6% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
pay a 2.9 times higher top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Vietnam, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 73.3% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 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 Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.0 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.