Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 2.3 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 81.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 76.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 62.5% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 81.8% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 72.7% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% 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
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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