Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 67.0% more money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 48.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 38.7% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 77.4% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 84.7% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.