World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Macau fits inside the median country 3,344 times
Macau: 33 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 11 times as long as Macau’s
Macau: 41 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,163 m above Macau’s
Macau: 172 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Macau: no data · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 11 times as many people as Macau
Macau: 685,900 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Macau is 209 times as densely populated as the median country
Macau: 20,598 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Macau: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Macau: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Macau is 7.2 years older than in the median country
Macau: 38.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 1.3 more children on average than in Macau
Macau: 0.58 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Macau are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Macau: 15.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Macau: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Macau: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Macau has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Macau: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Macau’s economy is 14% larger than the median country’s
Macau: $52.1 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Macau produces 6.5 times as much per person as the median country
Macau: Int$137,031 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Macau: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Macau: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.3% in Macau
Macau: 2.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Macau: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Macau’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Macau: 27.4% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Macau’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s
Macau: 55% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Macau: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Macau live 8.7 years longer than in the median country
Macau: 83.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Macau: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Macau: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Macau: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Macau: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Macau: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Macau: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Macau: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 29% more alcohol than in Macau
Macau: 3.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Macau has 2.2 times as much meat per person as the median country
Macau: 121.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country and Macau are practically level
Macau: 2,929 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Macau: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Macau: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Macau welcomed 68 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Macau: 23.35 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Macau: no data · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Macau: no data · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Macau are online, versus 82% in the median country
Macau: 90% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Macau is 2.6 times as fast as in the median country
Macau: 420 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Macau and the median country are practically level
Macau: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Macau live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Macau: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Macau has 201 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Macau: 201 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Macau: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Macau fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Macau: 2.99 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Macau: no data · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Macau
Macau: 1.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Macau and the median country are practically level
Macau: 30.8% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Macau carries 19% more fine dust than in the median country
Macau: 19.7 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Macau
Macau: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Macau: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Macau: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Macau: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Macau bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Macau fits inside the median country 3,344 times.
Which has more people, Macau or the median country?
The median country has 11 times as many people as Macau (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Macau or the median country?
People in Macau live 8.7 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years in Macau and 74.6 in the median country.
