Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 19.8 years longer
In Kenya, 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 23.6 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 64.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 93.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 74.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 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 30.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.5% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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