General information
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | East Asia | North America |
| Area: | 30 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | Chinese | English |
| Government form: | Presidential limited democracy (special administrative region of China) | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Concelho de Macau | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 640,445 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 21,067.3 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 87 years | Ø 81 years |
| Birthrate: | 11.06 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 3.94 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 3.17 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 86 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 66 | 83 |
| Health: | 100 | 74 |
| Climate: | 48 | 64 |
| Cost of Living: | 72 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 52 | 86 |
Economy
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Macanese Pataca (1 MOP = 100 Avos) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 2.5 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.01 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 87.60 % | 118.33 % |
| Average income: | 78,640 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 51 (moderate) | 67 (moderate) |
| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 53,859 M US$ | 84.10 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 49,673 M US$ | 77.56 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 45,353 M US$ | 70.81 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 17,351 M US$ | 27.09 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 428 km | 0.67 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Harbours: | 1 | 0.002 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 1 | 0.002 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| MAC: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 5.08 bn kWh | 7.93 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 929.00 m kWh | 1.45 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 4.31 bn kWh | 6.72 m kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 2.07 m t | 3,229.30 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +853 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .mo | .us |
| MAC total | MAC per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 123,469 | 193 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 2,181,190 | 3406 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 327 | 1 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 553,779 | 865 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Climate
Detailed info for: Macao and United States| Macao | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 25.9 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 20.5 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Water temperature: | 22.4 °C | 17.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 80 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 8.1 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.8 | 7.2 |
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 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| 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 % |