Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 20.4 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024.
see 104.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Gambia spends $94 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 95.7 times more doctors per person
Gambia has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 87.0% more access to essential health services
Gambia scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 313.4 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 354.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 93.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Monaco, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 68.0% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 14.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.4% less on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 107.1 times more home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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