Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Monaco, you would:
Health
live 24.5 years less
In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 98.4% less spent on your healthcare
Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sierra Leone spends $159 as of 2023.
have 98.4% fewer doctors per person
Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Sierra Leone has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 52.3% less access to essential health services
Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sierra Leone scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
make 99.7% less money
Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $846 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.8 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 Sierra Leone, 354.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.8 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 54.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 64.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 36% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 74.7% less likely to have internet access
In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, about 25.1% do as of 2024.
be 31.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, 68% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.4% more on education
Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.3% more on healthcare
Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.0 times more coastline
Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Sierra Leone: At a glance
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