Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 14.9 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.6 times more money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.
have 42.2% fewer children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 90.1% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
How big is Monaco compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.