Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 17.0 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 6.8 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 91.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 63.1% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% less on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 74.6% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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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