Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 62.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 36.8% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 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 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
How big is Macau compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.