Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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
be 35.4% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
pay a 73.3% lower top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.2% more likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 20.4% fewer children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% more on education
United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.
Macau: At a glance
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