Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 5.4 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 68.4% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 42.3% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 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 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% more on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 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 Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.