Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 20.8 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 41.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Ghana spends $234 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 32.4 times more doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 79.2% more access to essential health services
Ghana scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 88.4 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 97.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 234.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 92.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 63.1% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 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 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 37.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 11.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 84.4 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 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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