Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years longer
In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 27.5 times more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 94.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 76.9% fewer children
In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 5.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 32.0% less on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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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