Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
make 12.7% more money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 17.3% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.