Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 42.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 4.2 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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spend 6.2 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

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Geography

see 437.3 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Compare further: Monaco vs. Portugal

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 59.3% cheaper than Monaco overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Monaco is about 46,045 times smaller than Portugal.
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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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