Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Mongolia instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 65.3% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 72.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 25.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 3.1 times more doctors per person

Cook Islands has 13.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.

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have 41.3% more access to essential health services

Cook Islands scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mongolia scores 65 as of 2021.

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live 4.7 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Mongolia, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 29.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mongolia, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 39.7% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 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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Basic Needs

be 31.4% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mongolia, about 85.1% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 13.3% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mongolia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 89.7% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 29.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cook Islands, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 13.4% less home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mongolia has 15.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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