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Largest religious group: Religiously Unaffiliated. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Macao SAR, China

Against high income countries, Macao SAR, China ranks 6th of 67 on labour and 45th of 80 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Macao SAR, China with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Macao SAR, China reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Education score 2024+0.9630 of 19928 of 72proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.8717 of 11016 of 49high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+1.3351 of 21045 of 80proxy +0.90
Labour score 2025+1.126 of 1956 of 67high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Macao SAR, China, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Homicide rate0.56per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance9.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important6.63%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer15.8%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions52.8%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated67.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share10.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.476%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households9%% of households2016no agreed direction
One-person households15.1%% of households2016no agreed direction
Women in a union54.6%% of women aged 15-492021no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.64marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.98divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age38.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing32.1years2023no agreed direction
Population685,900people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.16%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization100%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+15.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1413.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate0.582births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate5.3per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-328people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population59.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate12%% of profit2018no agreed direction
GDP per capita (PPP)$117,098international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$114,322international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$66,444US$2025higher is better
GDP growth4.67%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.333%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness139%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows3.82%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue27.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption12.2%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense19.6%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture0.374%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths552PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading510PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science543PISA points2022higher is better
Education spending3.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment89.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment94.7%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment142%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy96.5%% of adults2016higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary10.8%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio13.5pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers4,634per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita2.53t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse

governance

Pre-trial detainee share17.6%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating2.08per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Control of corruption0.573index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.852index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness1.12index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality1.37index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.0636index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.05index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy83.3years2024higher is better
Basic water access100%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation100%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility0.478births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence59per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Undernourishment11.2%% of population2023higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users89.8%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions201per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Fixed broadband29.9per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment2.35%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation63.1%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation73.6%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study4.96%% of 15 to 24 year olds2016higher is worse
Vulnerable employment3.33%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust41.4%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness91%% of respondents2022higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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