Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 5.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 51.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 57.0% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.3% less on education
Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 85.1% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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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