Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Geography
see 79.2% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.