Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
have 46.5% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.
live 9.7 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 85.5% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mongolia spends $1,109 as of 2023.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mongolia scores 65 as of 2021.
be 96.0% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mongolia, it is 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mongolia, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 87.2% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $7,108 as of 2025.
Life
have 89.9% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mongolia, 41.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Canada, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 98% 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.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 19.4% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Canada, 88% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 71% as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.9% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mongolia has 15.8 as of 2024.
use 80.6% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 44.0% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mongolia, it causes 120.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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