Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.5 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 29.9% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). France spends $6,868 as of 2024.

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have 61.9% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. France has 32.8 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 83.0% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in France, the GDP per capita is $48,986 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 France, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 54.5% 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 France, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.5% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In France, about 88.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. France spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.7 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In France, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 1183.7 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

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Infrastructure

find 12.1% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. France has 48.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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France is 62.2% cheaper than Monaco overall
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Moving from Monaco to France · OECD 2021
1 people moved from Monaco to France.
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France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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