Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.6% more spent on your healthcare
Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 18.5% more access to essential health services
Mongolia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.
be 59.1% less likely to die by suicide
Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 15.3% more likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
have 44.0% fewer doctors per person
Mongolia has 41.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
Economy
be 36.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 21.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 27.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ecuador, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 34.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 41.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
have 12.3% fewer children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Mongolia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 24.5% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 7.7 times more likely to be murdered
Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 88.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mongolia, road accidents kill 12.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.4% more strain on fresh water
Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 38.6% less electricity
Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 80.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.4% less CO2
Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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