Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 19.6 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 26.3 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 78.5% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 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 47.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 48.3% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 78.2% less on education
Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.3% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.