Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 15.7 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.0% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 80.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mongolia, approximately 91% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 96.8% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Mongolia? See an in-depth size comparison.