Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 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 9.0 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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 38.5% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 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 18.3% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 72.1% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 76.2% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.8% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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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