Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 17.1 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 58.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 87.8 times more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 2.0 times more access to essential health services
Yemen scores 42 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Life
be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 72.2% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Monaco, about 99.0% do as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 67.8% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 43.8 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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