Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 3.5 times more money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 56.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 27.1% fewer children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% more on education
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.