Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 24.5 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 61.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 64.2 times more doctors per person
Sierra Leone has 1.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 2.1 times more access to essential health services
Sierra Leone scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 340.3 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 354.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 96.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 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 68.2% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 46.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 68% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 33.9% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 4.7% 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
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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