Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 4.5 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 79.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 39.8% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 82.1% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 78.5% less on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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
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