If you lived in Mongolia instead of Azerbaijan, you would:

Health

see 11.7% more spent on your healthcare

Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mongolia spends $1,109 as of 2023.

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have 29.7% more doctors per person

Azerbaijan has 31.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.

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live 2.2 years less

In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 11.9 times more likely to die by suicide

Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mongolia, it is 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Life

be 10.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Azerbaijan, approximately 12.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mongolia, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 69.0% more children

In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mongolia, 41.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 11.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Azerbaijan, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 42.3% more on education

Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mongolia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 42.2% more on healthcare

Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 27.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered

Azerbaijan has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 94.1% less strain on fresh water

Azerbaijan withdraws 58% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mongolia withdraws 3% as of 2022.

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use 15.3% more electricity

Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh as of 2023.

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find 27.4% less home broadband

Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mongolia has 15.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.1 times more CO2

Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Mongolia: At a glance

Mongolia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 1,553,556 sq km. The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAAN they established a huge Eurasian empire through conquest. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and in the late 17th century came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921 with Soviet backing and a communist regime was installed in 1924. The modern country of Mongolia, however, represents only part of the Mongols' historical homeland; more ethnic Mongolians live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China than in Mongolia. Following a peaceful democratic revolution, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won elections in 1990 and 1992, but was defeated by the Democratic Union Coalition (DUC) in the 1996 parliamentary election. The MPRP won an overwhelming majority in the 2000 parliamentary election, but the party lost seats in the 2004 election and shared power with democratic coalition parties from 2004-08. The MPRP regained a solid majority in the 2008 parliamentary elections but nevertheless formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party that lasted until January 2012. In 2009, current President ELBEGDORJ of the Democratic Party was elected to office and was re-elected for his second term in June 2013. In 2010, the MPRP voted to retake the name of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), a name it used in the early 1920s. Shortly thereafter, a new party was formed by former president ENKHBAYAR, which adopted the MPRP name. In the 2012 Parliamentary elections, a coalition of four political parties led by the Democratic Party, gained control of the Parliament.
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