Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 2.9 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $40,500 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 64.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 69.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 23.5% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.6% less on education
Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 73.0% less on healthcare
Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Romania has a total of 225 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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