Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 2.8 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 19.8% fewer children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 76.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 84.0% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.