Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

live 13.2 years longer

In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 30.5 times more money

North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.

be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

Life

be 79.3% less likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 34.8% fewer children

In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 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 90.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In North Korea, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

Geography

see 98.4% less coastline

North Korea has a total of 2,495 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

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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