Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 17.2 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Botswana, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.6% less spent on your healthcare
Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Botswana spends $1,310 as of 2023.
have 95.6% fewer doctors per person
Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Botswana has 3.8 as of 2023.
have 36.0% less access to essential health services
Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Botswana scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
make 97.3% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $7,778 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Botswana, there are 24.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 31.0 times 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 Botswana, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.6 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 Botswana, on the other hand, 32.1 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Botswana, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 42.0% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Botswana, about 57.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.7 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Botswana spends 8.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Botswana, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 86.6% less home broadband
Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Botswana has 7.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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