Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 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.
have 92.3% more doctors per person
Switzerland has 44.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 64.4% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Monaco spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 73.3% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 18.4% more home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025). How we calculate this
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