Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 60.0 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
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.
Life
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.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
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.
Expenditures
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.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, National Revenue Authority.
Macau: At a glance
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