Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 71.7% more spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 90.8% more doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 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 Malta, 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 53.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 24.2% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.3% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.7% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 25.1% more home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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