Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 14.3 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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.
Economy
make 19.3 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 65.4% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 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 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.9% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.