Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.4 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 35.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.

make 20.0% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 78.8% less coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 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, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

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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