Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Cuba, 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 9.4 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 72.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 57.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 34.3% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 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 21.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.6% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 86.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 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 Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.