Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Albania instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 6.7 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 85.1% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.

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have 78.2% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.

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have 25.6% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 95.5% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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Life

be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.3% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Albania, about 85.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 78.6% more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 88.3 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Infrastructure

find 55.3% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Albania: At a glance

Albania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 27,398 sq km. Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939, and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997; however, each of Albania's post-communist elections have been marred by claims of electoral fraud. The 2009 general elections resulted in a coalition government, the first such in the country's history. In 2013, general elections achieved a peaceful transition of power and a second successive coalition government. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and is a potential candidate for EU accession. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.
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