Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 2.4 times more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 62.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 24.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 10.3% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 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 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.8% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.