Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 98.5% more spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 2.0 times more doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
Economy
make 7.5 times more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 15.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 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 47.1% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 62.3% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 66.2% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 41.9% more home broadband
Spain has 39.2 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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