Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 21.6 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 10.1 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 91.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 77.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 67.8% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 83.1% less on education
Nauru spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 85.8% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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 Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.