Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 13.9 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 80.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Syria spends $122 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 5.7 times more doctors per person
Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 34.4% more access to essential health services
Syria scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 272.5 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 58.7% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Syria spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 8.1 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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