Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.4% less spent on your healthcare
Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 73.1% fewer doctors per person
Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
make 97.5% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 55.0% more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.0 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 Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.0 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 Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ecuador, about 77.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 545.6 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Infrastructure
find 69.0% less home broadband
Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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