Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 21.9 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 52.6 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 95.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 76.9% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Monaco, there are 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Monaco, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
be 11.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Monaco, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.6% less on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.5% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Monaco, that number is 1.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Monaco: At a glance
How big is Monaco compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.