Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 27.7 years longer
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 77.1 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 97.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 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 83.4% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 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 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 68.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% less on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 58.5% less on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.9% less coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 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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