Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 10.1 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 69.0% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.

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have 60.5% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.

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have 12.8% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 90.9% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.8 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 Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 27.8% fewer children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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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 Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 121.5 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

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Infrastructure

find 53.8% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 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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Latvia is 75.8% cheaper than Monaco overall
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Moving from Monaco to Latvia · UN DESA 2015
1 people born in Monaco live in Latvia.
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Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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