Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 21.8 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 59.7% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
be 20.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 64.7% less on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 82.1% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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