Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.9% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
be 73.5% less likely to die by suicide
Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 39.0% less spent on your healthcare
Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 86.6% fewer doctors per person
Mongolia has 41.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 38.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 27.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 36.8% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
be 34.2% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2024. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 22.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 13.7 children do as of 2024.
have 25.9% fewer children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.2% less on healthcare
Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 12.3% more on education
Mongolia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 58.3% less likely to be murdered
Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
live with 58.5% less strain on fresh water
Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 81.5% less home broadband
Mongolia has 15.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 52.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bhutan, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.4% less CO2
Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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