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

Health

live 14.6 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 96.3% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tajikistan spends $364 as of 2023.

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have 78.3% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.

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have 22.1% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 99.4% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.8 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 Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.7 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.7% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.

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be 10.8% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Tajikistan, 89% of people 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. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 98.2% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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