Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.7% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 40.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mongolia, however, that number is 28.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 23.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mongolia, 45.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mongolia, on the other hand, 20.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 19.5% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mongolia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, General Department of National Taxation.
Mongolia: At a glance
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