Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 3.0 times more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 65.7% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 37.7% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.3% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.