Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 58.9% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 70.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 79.0% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 19.6% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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, Skatteverket.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.