Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
have 62.9% more doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.
live 5.5 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 36.9% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mongolia spends $1,109 as of 2023.
have 18.8% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mongolia scores 65 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mongolia, it is 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mongolia, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.1% as of 2022.
make 17.0% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $7,108 as of 2025.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mongolia, 41.0 women do as of 2023.
have 27.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 84% 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 25.4% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 76.2% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 39.0% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Colombia, 51% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Mongolia, that number is 71% as of 2022.
be 23.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 75.9% more electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mongolia, it causes 120.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022). How we calculate this
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