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Macao vs New Zealand
Side-by-side comparison of Macao and New Zealand from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
New Zealand
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 185 years
In short
Macao scores 70.9 in the NationsTree Index (33rd in the world) and New Zealand scores 68.4 (40th), a gap of 2.5 points. Their trees are 6.3 m and 11 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
New Zealand has 7.8 times the population of Macao. New Zealand is 8,039 times larger than Macao by land area. New Zealand has an economy 3.2 times the size of Macao (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Macao 685,900 and New Zealand 5.3 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $137,031 in Macao and $57,350 in New Zealand (2025, international dollars). People in Macao live on average 1.3 years longer (83.3 vs 82.0 years).
Of 25 indicators reported by both countries, Macao ranks higher in the world on 12 and New Zealand on 13. Macao is clearly stronger in economy and trade. New Zealand is clearly stronger in science & innovation, natural resources and environment & energy.
As a nation, Macao is the older of the two (statehood since 1557, 469 years), compared with New Zealand (since 1841). Over the last five years Macao improved faster (direction score 67 vs 7 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Macao and New Zealand.
Macaobetter
8.3%
4th of 192
New Zealand
-4.0%
133rd of 192
High-tech exportsTrade
Macao
0.0%
166th of 168
New Zealandbetter
13.0%
55th of 168
GDP growthEconomy
Macaobetter
4.7%
57th of 210
New Zealand
0.5%
189th of 210
Voice & accountabilityInstitutions & safety
Macao
50.0
126th of 205
New Zealandbetter
87.3
5th of 205
R&D spendingScience & innovation
Macao
0.31%
72nd of 110
New Zealandbetter
1.55%
28th of 110
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Macao overtook New Zealand in the NationsTree Index in 2025, the latest year with data.
Macao has been ahead of New Zealand in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
New Zealand has been ahead of Macao in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
MacaoNew Zealand All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Macao | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 33213th/216 · 2024 | 267,71075th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 33212th/216 · 2024 | 263,31075th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 685,900167th/217 · 2025 | 5.3 m124th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.16%184th/217 · 2025 | 0.65%125th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 20,630.61st/216 · 2024 | 20.1185th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 | 84.0%48th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 13.7%201st/217 · 2025 | 17.9%143rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 15.1%66th/217 · 2025 | 17.6%54th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $52.06 bn94th/210 · 2025 | $264.06 bn53rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $93.99 bn105th/199 · 2025 | $305.37 bn68th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $80.32 bn105th/199 · 2025 | $256.82 bn69th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $75,90214th/210 · 2025 | $49,59133rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $137,0314th/199 · 2025 | $57,35041st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $69,92014th/201 · 2024 | $46,63030th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 4.7%57th/210 · 2025 | 0.5%189th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 0.3%22nd/180 · 2025 | 2.8%84th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 2.3%23rd/187 · 2025 | 5.1%91st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 52.0%26th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 0.0%1st/189 · 2025 | 54.7%101st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 8.3%4th/192 · 2025 | -4.0%133rd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | — | 4.0%115th/197 · 2023 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 4.7%198th/200 · 2024 | 19.4%130th/200 · 2023 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.6%187th/192 · 2024 | 8.3%121st/192 · 2023 |
| Services % of GDP | 92.0%2nd/200 · 2024 | 68.2%40th/200 · 2023 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $48.05 bn68th/182 · 2025 | $64.60 bn59th/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $24.39 bn90th/182 · 2025 | $67.87 bn58th/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 92.3%12th/183 · 2025 | 24.7%126th/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 46.9%88th/183 · 2025 | 26.0%148th/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 139.1%27th/183 · 2025 | 50.7%142nd/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%165th/170 · 2023 | 0.9%121st/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 5.9%147th/171 · 2025 | 14.0%122nd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 37.2%43rd/171 · 2025 | 68.8%16th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 45.8%9th/171 · 2025 | 3.3%81st/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 0.0%166th/168 · 2024 | 13.0%55th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 39.6%1st/191 · 2025 | -3.0%116th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.2%95th/196 · 2025 | 1.3%131st/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%184th/209 · 2021 | 1.5%105th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.10%75th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.29%48th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.03%40th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.10%72nd/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%173rd/209 · 2021 | 0.97%56th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | — | 2.0%170th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 64,3499th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 5.9 m33rd/194 · 2020 | 996,00098th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $9.44 bn21st/175 · 2020 | $10.96 bn17th/175 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 60.6%13th/168 · 2020 | 18.8%35th/168 · 2018 |
| Outbound trips departures | 125,00096th/107 · 2020 | 511,00077th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 83.316th/217 · 2024 | 82.035th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 4.736th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | — | 3.6141st/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | — | 2.572nd/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 89%110th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 73.3%2016 | 81.9%69th/153 · 2020 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 94.7%82nd/173 · 2024 | 114.2%22nd/173 · 2024 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 21.2%70th/217 · 2025 | 27.3%52nd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 10.1%28th/193 · 2024 |
| Adult literacy % | 96.5%2016 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 141.9%2nd/150 · 2024 | 77.2%35th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.93817th/193 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 100.0%1st/150 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 80.0%50th/144 · 2024 | 88.8%40th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.8%56th/186 · 2024 | 93.5%37th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 2016th/210 · 2024 | 13059th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 29.959th/208 · 2024 | 38.031st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | — | 3.8019th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 3,9081998 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 2.1 m80th/161 · 2023 | 15.0 m44th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 2.53101st/203 · 2024 | 6.01162nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 11.0%141st/212 · 2022 | 28.9%82nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | — | 6.924th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | — | 38.9%83rd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 3,57224th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 76.133rd/205 · 2025 | 90.77th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 59.662nd/207 · 2025 | 86.18th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 72.745th/207 · 2025 | 85.99th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 84.337th/207 · 2025 | 86.329th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 79.317th/205 · 2025 | 87.42nd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 50.0126th/205 · 2025 | 87.35th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.612th/145 · 2023 | 1.557th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $2.86 bn57th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 1.1%107th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 2.7%127th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 10,000131st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 0.35%140th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 200.0 m39th/163 · 2024 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 20.0 m43rd/65 · 2023 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.31%72nd/110 · 2024 | 1.55%28th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 8109th/137 · 2024 | 27855th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | — | 8,09651st/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Macao or New Zealand?
New Zealand has the larger population: 5.3 m (2025) compared with 685,900 for Macao (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Macao or New Zealand?
New Zealand is larger: 267,710 km² (2024) compared with 33 km² for Macao (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Macao or New Zealand?
New Zealand has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $305.37 bn intl. (2025) compared with $93.99 bn intl. for Macao (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Macao or New Zealand?
Macao has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $137,031 intl. (2025) compared with $57,350 intl. for New Zealand (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Macao or New Zealand?
Macao has the higher life expectancy at birth: 83.3 years (2024) compared with 82.0 years for New Zealand (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Macao or New Zealand?
Macao: 70.9 points (33rd in the world); New Zealand: 68.4 points (40th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Macao vs New Zealand — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/macao-vs-new-zealand. Data as of 26 October 2026.