Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 24.2 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 42.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 48.4 times more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 91.1% more access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 314.6 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 96.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 68.7% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 26.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 76.0% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 206.2 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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