Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 15.8 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 60.4% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 50.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 20.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 73.9% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 80.2% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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