Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 14.8 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 10.5 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
pay a 62.5% lower top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 79.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, 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 61.1% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 66.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 70.3% more on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Macau: At a glance
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