Macao is a country in Eastern Asia with a population of about 632k, with Macao as its capital. GDP per capita (PPP) is $126,960 and life expectancy is 83.3 years. STATLAS gives Macao a quality-of-life score of 95/100, a modeled cost-of-living index of 133 (world median = 100), a safety score of 99/100. Below you'll find 6 cities and dozens of indicators covering economy, health, education, environment and infrastructure.
36 indicators from 3 open data sources. Click any metric for detail, trends and rankings.
| Cost of living index index | 132.5 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2024 | 4.56 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 57.6 | Modeled |
| Female labor participation % · 2025 | 63.1% | Measured |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2024 | $49B | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2024 | 7.8% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2024 | $72,005 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $126,960 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2023 | $113,320 | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2024 | 0.7% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2020 | 5.9M | Measured |
| Unemployment rate % · 2025 | 2.3% | Measured |
| Digital nomad score index | 74.6 | Modeled |
| Quality of life index index | 94.5 | Modeled |
| Homicide rate / 100k · 2023 | 0.6 | Measured |
| Safety index index | 99.0 | Modeled |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 1970 | 5.3 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 83.3 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 0.58 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 254 | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | -328 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 631,636 | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 20,569.7 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 1.2% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Education spending % GDP · 2023 | 3.5% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2024 | 94.7% | Measured |
| Tertiary enrollment % · 2024 | 141.9% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2024 | 29.9 | Measured |
| Internet users % · 2024 | 89.8% | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2024 | 201.1 | Measured |
| Drinking water access % · 2024 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Sanitation access % · 2024 | 100.0% | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 2.53 | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2022 | 11.0% | Measured |
Macao has a modeled cost-of-living index of 133, where the world median is 100. That makes it more expensive than the global median.
STATLAS rates the quality of life in Macao at 95 out of 100, combining income, health, safety, environment and connectivity.
STATLAS has data for 6 cities in Macao.
Sources: World Bank Open Data, GeoNames, STATLAS Modeled Index. Indices labeled “modeled” are STATLAS estimates — see our methodology.