Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 14.3 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 7.1 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 88.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 54.5% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.9% less on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.