Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.
see 98.8% more spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 47.1% more doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
Economy
make 9.0 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 21.0% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 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 11.9% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 69.5% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.1% more home broadband
Portugal 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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