Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 6.9 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 54.5% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 79.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.8% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 5.6 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 1853.7 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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