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

Health

live 19.2 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 82.9% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.

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have 84.4% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.

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have 39.5% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 97.9% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 34.0 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 7.5 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.0% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 7.4 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 8.7 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 5.9 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Infrastructure

find 91.9% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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