Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 3.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 5.3 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 10.3% more access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 14.6 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 86.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 81.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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.
have 39.8% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 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 36.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 62.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.1 times more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. 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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