Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Serbia, you would:

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 4.2 times more money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $24,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 74.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

Expenditures

spend 75.0% more on education

Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

Macau: At a glance

Macau is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 28 sq km. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.
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