Quality of life comparison

live 14.9 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.

make 7.3 times more money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.

be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.

be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 44.0% fewer children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 82.4% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 90.8% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.7% less coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.