World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Monaco: no data · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 107 times as long as Monaco’s.
Monaco: 4 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,173 m above Monaco’s.
Monaco: 162 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 193 times as many people as Monaco.
Monaco: 38,341 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Monaco is 187 times as densely populated as the median country.
Monaco: 18,398 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Monaco: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Monaco: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Monaco is 23 years older than in the median country.
Monaco: 54.4 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Monaco have 0.2 more children on average than in the median country.
Monaco: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
36% of people in Monaco are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Monaco: 36% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Monaco: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Monaco and the median country are practically level.
Monaco: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Monaco’s.
Monaco: $11.1 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Monaco: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Monaco: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Monaco: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Monaco: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Monaco: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Monaco spends 17 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Monaco: $8,004 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Monaco live 12 years longer than in the median country.
Monaco: 86.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Monaco.
Monaco: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Monaco has 5.1 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Monaco: 8.6 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Monaco: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Monaco: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Monaco: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Monaco: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Monaco: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Monaco: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Monaco: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Monaco: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Monaco welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Monaco: 9.01 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Monaco are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Monaco: 99% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Monaco and the median country are practically level.
Monaco: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Monaco live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Monaco: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Monaco 107.
Monaco: 107 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Monaco: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Monaco.
Monaco: 0.01 (2019) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.0% of Monaco.
Monaco: 0% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Monaco: no data · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Monaco: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 55% more fine dust than in Monaco.
Monaco: 10.7 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Monaco: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Monaco: 0 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Monaco: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Monaco: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Monaco or the median country?
The median country has 193 times as many people as Monaco (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Monaco or the median country?
People in Monaco live 12 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 86.5 years in Monaco and 74.6 in the median country.
