Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 20.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 15.3 times more doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 56.4% more access to essential health services
Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 49.0 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 101.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 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 61.7% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 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 31.5% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 54.0% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 63.3 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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