Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024.
have 73.0% more doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 68.1% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 66.9% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 100.0% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.3% more home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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