Quality of life comparison

live 24.2 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 8.6 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.

be 93.1% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.

be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 63.3% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Monaco, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 19.4% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 81.8% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 80.2% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 99.9% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.