Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Macau, China or Vatican?

Macau, China, at 83.08 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Macau, China and Vatican?

0.1 years, with Macau, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Vatican?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Vatican: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Macau, China

83.08 years

in 2023

Vatican

82.98 years

in 2023

Macau, China rank

22nd

Vatican rank

23rd

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

Macau, China
Vatican

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 83.08 years against 82.98 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Macau, China ranks 22nd and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Vatican in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.74 years	67.12 years	6.38 years	Vatican
1960s	66.2 years	70.11 years	3.91 years	Vatican
1970s	70.85 years	72.63 years	1.79 years	Vatican
1980s	74.52 years	75.35 years	0.8327 years	Vatican
1990s	77.68 years	77.73 years	0.0566 years	Vatican
2000s	80.48 years	80.5 years	0.0241 years	Vatican
2010s	82.68 years	82.53 years	0.1482 years	Macau, China
2020s	83.4 years	83.06 years	0.3385 years	Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Macau, China or Vatican?: Macau, China, at 83.08 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Macau, China and Vatican?: 0.1 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Macau, China ranks 22nd and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.