Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 17.6 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 2.3 times more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 83.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 61.1% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.3% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 69.1% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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