Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 2.2 times more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 81.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 73.3% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 21.1% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 85.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 37.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Macau: At a glance
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