Quality of Life Comparison


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


live 6.7 years longer

In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2020.


make 5.4 times more money

Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2017, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $122,000 as of 2018.

be 73.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macau, that number is 2.0% as of 2017.

pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate

Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Macau, the top tax rate is 12.0% as of 2016.


be 60.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Macau, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2020.

have 38.8% fewer children

In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Macau, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 22.7% more likely to have internet access

In Uruguay, approximately 68.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Macau, about 83.8% do as of 2018.


spend 44.9% less on education

Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Macau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2017.


see 93.8% less coastline

Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.

Macau: At a glance


How big is Macau compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Secretariat for Economy and Finance, Dirección General Impositiva.


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