Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 19.8 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 5.8 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 93.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 74.7% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 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 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% less on education
Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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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