Macau (Macau/Macao Special Administrative Region)

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By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Macau Macau Special Administrative Region
Status	A Special Administrative Region of China
Capital	Macau
Land Area	28km²₁
Location	Asia
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	MO, MAC, 446₂
Internet Domain	.mo₃
Currency	Pataca (MOP)₄
Telephone	+853₅

1. Overview

“Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the next 50 years.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“The last outpost of the Portuguese empire, Macau still has a tangible Mediterranean feel. Nevertheless, Chinese culture shines through in this city state located at the mouth of the Pearl River. The Chinese people have stood up and they´re off to Macau. Chairman Mao (who coined the first half of that sentence) must be spinning in his glass coffin. Mainlanders can´t get enough of this once Portuguese-administered backwater-turned-gambling-megaresort.
Such has been its explosive growth since 2002 that it is commonplace to refer to Macau as the Vegas of the East. It might be more appropriate to put that the other way round, since Macau has eclipsed its American rival in gambling income.
And there are many other things that Macau does better. Beyond the gaming halls, it offers cobblestoned streets punctuated with Chinese temples and baroque churches, pockets of (natural) greenery, a historic centre of Unesco World Heritage status and balmy beaches.
Macau´s history has also created a one-of-a-kind cuisine that celebrates the marriage of European, Latin American, African and Asian flavours.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₇

As a territory of China I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Macau's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Compared to Asia (2020)₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₈
1	Taiwan	10.0
2	Japan	21.9
3	S. Korea	24.0
	...
7	Russia	40.6
8	Turkey	50.1
9	Malaysia	50.2
10	Macau	50.8
11	Cyprus	54.0
12	UAE	56.0
13	Saudi Arabia	60.4
14	Uzbekistan	61.7
15	China	61.9
	Asia Avg	79.0
q=51.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₈
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
44	Romania	49.1
45	Turkey	50.1
46	Malaysia	50.2
47	Macau	50.8
48	Chile	51.6
49	Malta	51.6
50	S. Africa	52.8
51	Belarus	53.2
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₉
2	Israel	4.11₉
3	Japan	3.58₉
	...
115	Algeria	0.07₁₀
116	Cape Verde	0.07₁₁
117	Trinidad & Tobago	0.05₁₂
118	Macau	0.05₁₃
119	Honduras	0.04₁₄
120	Guatemala	0.04₁₂
121	Bahrain	0.04₁₃
122	Colombia	0.04₁₃
	Asia Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Maths, Science & Reading Higher is better₁₅
Pos.		2015 Score₁₅
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
6	Taiwan	1571
7	Canada	1571
8	Finland	1568
9	S. Korea	1557
10	China	1543₁₆
11	Ireland	1528
12	Slovenia	1528
	Asia Avg	1398
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₁₇
Pos.		2016₁₇
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
45	Croatia	74%
46	Hong Kong	74%
47	Cayman Islands	74%
48	Macau	73%
49	Israel	73%
50	Guam	73%
51	Poland	72%
52	Brunei	72%
	Asia Avg	48.7%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₁₈
Pos.		2017 Ratio₁₈
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
31	Vietnam	5.9
32	Slovenia	5.4
33	Bolivia	5.0
34	Macau	4.2
35	Singapore	4.0
36	Sweden	3.8
37	Poland	3.6
38	Thailand	3.3
	Asia Avg	2.11
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

3. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₉:

Christian	7.2%
Muslim	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	17.3%
Folk Religion	58.9%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	15.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)₂₀.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Macau, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.