Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 3.0 times more money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 85.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 43.7% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 78.2% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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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