Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Macau instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 20.5 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 40.8 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $102,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 90.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.

have 69.3% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 96.3% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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