Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 28.2 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 20.3 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 96.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 80.8% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 56.4% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 21.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on education
Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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