Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 3.8 times more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 10.3% more access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 8.9 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 68.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 73.1% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.1% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 55.1 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. 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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