Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
have 13.8% more access to essential health services
Mongolia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Jamaica scores 74 as of 2021.
be 90.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Jamaica, it is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mongolia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
live 0.8 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 40.2% more likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Jamaica, that number is 35.2% of people as of 2024.
see 21.7% less spent on your healthcare
Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jamaica spends $869 as of 2023.
have 88.9% fewer doctors per person
Mongolia has 41.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Jamaica has 4.6 as of 2023.
Economy
be 37.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jamaica, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 71.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 27.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Jamaica, however, that number is 7.8% as of 2024.
make 12.6% more money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,003 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.2 times 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 Jamaica, 130.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 32.2% fewer children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.2% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Jamaica, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 8.4 times more likely to be murdered
Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Jamaica, that number is 49.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 43.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mongolia, road accidents kill 12.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Jamaica, they kill 17.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Jamaica withdraws 12% as of 2022.
use 55.8% less electricity
Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 81.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Jamaica, it causes 22.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.8% less CO2
Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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