This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Macao and United States. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
The data for each country can be found here: Macao and United States
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
Macao
United States
General information
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | East Asia | North America |
| Area: | 30 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| National language: | Chinese, Portuguese | English |
| Government form: | Presidential limited democracy (special administrative region of China) | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Concelho de Macau | Washington, D.C. |
Population
Details for Macao and the United States| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 686,607 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 22,585.8 | 33.8 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 83 years | Ø 74 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 88 years | Ø 79 years |
| Average age: | Ø 40.8 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.11 ‰ | 11.00 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 4.11 ‰ | 10.40 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 3.13 ‰ | 3.01 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 89 | 67 |
| Civil rights: | 69 | 83 |
| Health: | 100 | 69 |
| Climate: | 48 | 66 |
| Cost of Living: | 65 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 50 | 71 |
Economy
Details for Macao and the United States| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Macanese pataca (1 MOP = 100 Avos) | US dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2.6 % | 3.6 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.05 % | 8.00 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 66.68 % | 100.00 % |
| Average income: | 46,450 US$ | 70,930 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 49 (moderate) | 31 (moderate) |
| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 30,124 M US$ | 43.87 M US$ | 23,315,081 M US$ | 70.25 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 31,895 M US$ | 46.45 M US$ | 23,539,918 M US$ | 70.93 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 26,485 M US$ | 38.57 M US$ | 2,556,638 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 22,889 M US$ | 33.34 M US$ | 3,401,688 M US$ | 10.25 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Macao and the United States| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 428 km | 0.62 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.85 km |
| Harbours: | 1 | 0.0015 | 3,627 | 0.0109 |
| Passenger airports: | 1 | 0.0015 | 436 | 0.0013 |
Energy balance
Details for Macao and the United States| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 4.19 bn kWh | 6.10 m kWh | 10.015 tn kWh | 30.18 m kWh |
| Energy consumption: | 5.28 bn kWh | 7.69 m kWh | 3.898 tn kWh | 11.74 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 562.00 m kWh | 818,517.73 kWh | 4.049 tn kWh | 12.20 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 14.13 bn kWh | 42,587.96 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 4.85 bn kWh | 7.07 m kWh | 61.45 bn kWh | 185,146.19 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 2.07 m t | 3,012.19 t | 4.82 bn t | 14,515.85 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Macao and the United States| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +853 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .mo | .us |
| MAC total | MAC per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 110,000 | 160 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 2,793,000 | 4068 | 351,477,000 | 1059 |
| Internet server: | 327 | 0 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
| Internet users: | 604,901 | 881 | 301,691,414 | 909 |
| Broadband Internet: | 208,000 | 303 | 125,885,000 | 379 |
Healthcare system
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 5.30 | 2.87 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 1.56 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 4.3 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.57 ‰ | 0.03 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 84.0 % | 74.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Macao and United States
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 26.0 °C | 18.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 20.5 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 22.4 °C | 17.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 80 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 8.4 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.8 | 7.2 |
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
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Native languages
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese: | 92.0 % | 0.9 % |
| English: | 2.3 % | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Portuguese: | 2.0 % | 0.2 % |
| Tagalog: | 1.7 % | 0.4 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 2.0 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 15.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Buddhism: | 50.0 % | 0.7 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| other: | 35.0 % | 15.3 % |