Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Madagascar, you would:
Health
live 22.7 years longer
In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 155.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Madagascar spends $63 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 50.1 times more doctors per person
Madagascar has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 2.5 times more access to essential health services
Madagascar scores 35 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 480.6 times more money
Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $599 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Madagascar, approximately 445.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Madagascar, approximately 43.0 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.
have 69.9% fewer children
In Madagascar, there are approximately 31.7 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 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Madagascar, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 15% 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 5.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Madagascar, approximately 18.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 80.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Madagascar, approximately 55% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% less on education
Madagascar spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 464.0 times more home broadband
Madagascar has 0.1 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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