Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 7.3 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 91.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 51.1% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 78.2% less on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.2% less on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.