Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 17.0 times more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

be 12.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 50.9% more likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 59.4% less coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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