Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 14.0 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 77.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 17.7% fewer children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 80.0% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
How big is Monaco compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.