Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 16.8 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 60.0 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Madagascar, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Madagascar has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.6% more likely to be literate
In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 77.3% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 88.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 68.8% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 78.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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