Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 21.8 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 83.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 76.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 67.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% 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
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 55.9% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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
How big is Monaco compared to Ghana? See an in-depth size comparison.