Quality of life comparison

live 9.9 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.

make 5.2 times more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.

be 82.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.

be 79.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.

have 39.8% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 82.1% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 78.5% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.7% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.