Quality of life comparison

live 22.9 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

make 16.5 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

be 20.5% more likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 90.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 70.0% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 97.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 40.0% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 75.7% less coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.