Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 9.4 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 85.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 44.6% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 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 83.0% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 65.1% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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 Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.