Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 11.8% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 12.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 32.3% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 5.2 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.