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Monaco vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Monaco has a population of 38.6K (ranked 191/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Monaco's land area is 0.8 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 196th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Monaco Vatican
Population
38341
949
Population rank 191/197 197/197
GDP
$10B
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 153/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$256,581
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 1/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$115,700
2015
$39,191
2025
Average annual personal income after taxes
$97,128
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
0.8 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.11
2023
n/a
Median age
55 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
86.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Monaco and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Monaco vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Monaco

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Monaco Vatican
1950 68 65.9
1951 68.4 65.3
1952 68.9 65.7
1953 69.6 66.3
1954 70 67.5
1955 70.4 67.8
1956 70.7 67.3
1957 70.9 67.5
1958 71.1 68.7
1959 71.4 69.2
1960 71.9 69.2
1961 72.2 69.8
1962 72.4 69.2
1963 72.5 69.3
1964 72.7 70.3
1965 72.9 70.1
1966 73 70.9
1967 73.1 70.9
1968 73.2 70.7
1969 73.2 70.7
1970 73.3 71.5
1971 73.4 71.7
1972 73.4 72
1973 73.4 71.9
1974 73.4 72.7
1975 73.5 72.6
1976 73.8 72.9
1977 74.2 73.3
1978 74.7 73.7
1979 74.9 74
1980 74.9 74.1
1981 75 74.3
1982 75.3 74.8
1983 75.7 74.7
1984 76.4 75.1
1985 77.4 75.5
1986 78.4 75.7
1987 79.3 76.2
1988 79.4 76.4
1989 79.4 76.8
1990 79.4 76.9
1991 79.7 76.9
1992 80.1 77.3
1993 80.4 77
1994 80.7 77.7
1995 80.9 77.8
1996 81.1 78.5
1997 81.4 78.2
1998 81.6 78.3
1999 81.8 78.7
2000 82.1 79.3
2001 82.5 79.9
2002 83.1 80
2003 83.6 79.8
2004 84.2 80.2
2005 84.3 80.6
2006 84.2 81.2
2007 83.9 81.3
2008 83.8 81.4
2009 84.2 81.3
2010 84.6 81.5
2011 85 81.7
2012 85 82
2013 85.1 82.5
2014 85.1 82.6
2015 85.3 82.5
2016 85.6 82.9
2017 85.9 82.7
2018 86.1 83.3
2019 86.2 83.6
2020 86.1 83
2021 85.1 82.9
2022 85.7 83.3
2023 86.4 83
2024 86.5 83.1
2025 86.6 83.3

Monaco and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Monaco

Vatican
Year Population
Monaco Vatican
1960 21,808 -
1961 21,901 -
1962 22,078 -
1963 22,385 -
1964 22,686 -
1965 22,941 -
1966 23,131 -
1967 23,230 -
1968 23,437 -
1969 23,831 -
1970 24,229 -
1971 24,576 -
1972 24,862 -
1973 25,072 -
1974 25,235 -
1975 25,500 -
1976 25,895 -
1977 26,273 -
1978 26,605 -
1979 26,892 -
1980 27,122 -
1981 27,293 -
1982 27,561 -
1983 27,960 -
1984 28,356 -
1985 28,731 -
1986 29,093 -
1987 29,446 -
1988 29,781 -
1989 30,084 -
1990 30,358 -
1991 30,625 -
1992 30,887 -
1993 31,136 -
1994 31,375 -
1995 31,609 -
1996 31,837 -
1997 32,063 -
1998 32,267 -
1999 32,410 -
2000 32,455 880
2001 32,447 890
2002 32,422 900
2003 32,374 911
2004 32,307 921
2005 32,210 921
2006 32,057 932
2007 31,837 821
2008 31,836 824
2009 32,364 826
2010 33,163 829
2011 33,946 832
2012 34,711 836
2013 35,447 839
2014 36,128 842
2015 36,757 1,000
2016 37,276 -
2017 37,678 1,000
2018 38,154 -
2019 38,109 1,000
2020 38,050 -
2021 38,527 -
2022 38,931 -
2023 38,956 -
2024 38,631 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Monaco Vatican
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.33%
2016
n/a
Services, % of GDP
88.5%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.5%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
83
2025
65
2025
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.006%
2025
n/a
International tourist arrivals
159,000
2020
n/a

Energy

Monaco Vatican
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Monaco Vatican
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+110
2024
n/a
Urban population
100%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Quality of life index
85.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
82
2025
60
2025
Higher education index
38
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2008
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2013
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
167
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
40%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Monaco Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,656
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$579
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
86.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
8.89
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
32.5 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.7
2023
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
72
2025
72
2025

Territory

Monaco Vatican
% of world land
0.000001%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
20.8 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
47.8 mi
2019
5.59 mi
2003

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