Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.1 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 49.7% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Portugal spends $4,928 as of 2024.

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have 32.0% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Portugal has 58.5 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 88.9% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.

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Life

be 3.0 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 Portugal, 15.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.7% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 17.4% fewer children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.7% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Portugal, about 88.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2024.

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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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Infrastructure

find 18.7% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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

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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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