Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 6.3 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Macau, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 10.4% fewer children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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 Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Ukraine? See an in-depth size comparison.