Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 10.8% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mongolia, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Mongolia, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 64.3% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
be 47.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
be 84.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mongolia, however, that number is 28.4% as of 2018.
Life
have 86.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mongolia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mongolia, 45.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.1% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mongolia, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Poland, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 88% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Mongolia: At a glance
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