Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 12.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 2.3 times more money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 52.2% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 84.6% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.2% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.