Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 19.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024.
see 9.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 15.6 times more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 36.5% more access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 59.1 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 96.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Monaco, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 63.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 76.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 52.7% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 15.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 80.9% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 67.1% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 19.7 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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