Macao vs Mongolia

Macao scores 70.9 in the NationsTree Index (33rd in the world) and Mongolia scores 50.9 (85th), a gap of 20.0 points. Their trees are 6.3 m and 5.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Mongolia has 5.2 times the population of Macao. Mongolia is 46,970 times larger than Macao by land area. The economy of Macao is 27% larger than that of Mongolia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Macao 685,900 and Mongolia 3.6 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $137,031 in Macao and $20,798 in Mongolia (2025, international dollars). People in Macao live on average 10.9 years longer (83.3 vs 72.4 years).

Of 27 indicators reported by both countries, Macao ranks higher in the world on 23 and Mongolia on 4. Macao is clearly stronger in tourism, infrastructure & digital and institutions & safety. Mongolia is clearly stronger in natural resources, land & people and main industries.

As a nation, Mongolia is the older of the two (statehood since 1206, 820 years), compared with Macao (since 1557). Over the last five years Macao improved faster (direction score 67 vs 61 out of 100).