Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 2.1 times more money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

pay a 73.3% lower top tax rate

Taiwan 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 17.8% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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.

Geography

see 97.4% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 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, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..

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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