Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 8.9 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 51.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.6% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.
be 76.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 47.6% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 16.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 54.4% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 20.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% more on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
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