Quality of life comparison

live 26.2 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 32.4 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.

be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

be 99.8% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Macau, it is 97.1% as of 2021.

be 93.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 72.1% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 30.8% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 89.8% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.